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National Wildlife Federation Attracting Birds, Butterflies & Backyard Wildlife

National Wildlife Federation Attracting Birds, Butterflies & Backyard Wildlife
By David Mizejewski, Landscaping

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A backyard can come alive by creating an environment with plants and spaces that attract nature's most interesting and friendly creatures. Colorful butterflies, uplifting songbirds, and lively toads can enhance the personal garden space, giving pleasure to nature lovers of all ages. National Wildlife Federation's® Attracting Birds, Butterflies, and Other Backyard Wildlife provides over a dozen step-by-step projects for families to do together, making getting back to nature easy, educational, and fun.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #293892 in Books
  • Published on: 2004-01-01
  • Original language: English
  • Dimensions: 1.07 pounds
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 128 pages

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From Publishers Weekly
In this handsome book, Mizejewski, manager of the National Wildlife Federation's Backyard Wildlife Habitat Program, offers a short guide to creating gardens and yards that promote ecological balance and provide natural habitats for a wide variety of wildlifeâ€"birds, butterflies, toads, snakes, bats, bees and necessary predators such as spiders, beetles, owls and hawks. In uncomplicated text accompanied by stunning photographs, he suggests native plants that can be used to attract birds and butterflies and gives simple instructions for family projectsâ€"creating attractive bird feeders and stocking them with food; building nesting boxes for birds, butterflies and bats, and houses for frogs, toads and salamanders; making and maintaining birdbaths, drinking areas, ponds and wetland habitats. The most valuable parts of the book are those in which Mizejewski emphasizes the importance of using native plants to maintain the mutual relationships that plants, animals and other living organisms have developed over the millennia and explains how exotic imports can disrupt this balance. His lists of desirable native plants and undesirable exotics are far from comprehensive, but he directs the reader to Web sites where further information is available. The text is brief, but with its 170 color photos, it provides a good starting point for homeowners who want to create attractive natural habitats. The book concludes with instructions for registering wildlife-friendly gardens with the National Wildlife Federation as official Backyard Wildlife Habitat sites.
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From the Back Cover

NWF Attracting Birds, Butterflies and Other Backyard Wildlife

Attracting Birds, Butterflies, and Other Backyard Wildlife shows homeowners how to fill their yards and gardens with the sights and sounds of nature. Author David Mizejewski presents simple plans for reintroducing native plants that birds, butterflies, and a whole host of critters can’t resist. He also shows ways of supplementing nature to further entice wildlife to yards and gardens.

• 170 photos of backyard wildlife habitats and the creatures they attract

• 17 fun projects that the whole family can enjoy

• Tips for obtaining certification of your backyard habitat in the NWF’s Certified Wildlife Habitat program

About the Author

David Mizejewski?is a naturalist with the National Wildlife Federation and holds a degree in Human and Natural Ecology from Emory University. He hosts Animal Planet’s Backyard Habitat series, which shows people how to make the planet a better place for wildlife one backyard at a time. He has made a number of radio and television appearances, including on NBC’s Weekend Today Show, HGTV’s Gardening by the Yard, and The Martha Stewart Show. David has been fascinated by wild creatures for as along as he can remember. He lives in Virginia with his two dogs and all sorts of birds, butterflies, and other backyard wildlife.