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For centuries, humans have made all sorts of claims about things they have seen. These claims continue today, spread especially quickly using social media.
GO NATIVE (WITH PLANTS)!
There are many benefits to using native plants in your landscape – namely they fit naturally with the soils and climate of your area.
DON’T DUMP YOUR AQUARIUM OR POND CRITTERS INTO THE WILD
If you own an aquarium or backyard pond, take steps to ensure that the non-native plants and animals in those systems don’t get released into the wild. This can happen if you dump them into a natural pond
CO-LOCATING INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDING VARIOUS UTILITIES
Habitat fragmentation is one of the most common and fastest way to lose wildlife habitat. Land fragmentation is the carving up of large blocks of habitat
Leaving Brush Piles and Brushy Fence Rows for Birds
One person’s trash might be another bird’s sanctuary. What I mean by this is don’t throw away, shred, or burn all of your unwanted tree limbs and brush…
DO A LITTLE RESEARCH BEFORE SPREADING MYTHS
Sometimes, the facts about birds that you’ve heard from the old timers may be tall tales rather than the truth. If they sound a little wild…
FRAGMENTATION
Habitat fragmentation means taking a larger block of land and carving it into smaller pieces. An example of habitat fragmentation would be …
THE DUCK STAMP
Want to know one of the easiest and best ways to contribute to the conservation of birds and other wildlife? Buy a Federal Duck Stamp and do so annually.
LIMIT NOISE POLLUTION
Noise pollution is defined as: “harmful or annoying levels of noise, as from heavy machinery, airplanes, industry, etc.”
DON’T APPLY THE HERBICIDE ROUNDUP IN OR NEAR WATER
Glyphosate is the most commonly used herbicide around the world. It’s the active ingredient in Roundup, a popular over-the-counter herbicide
OPEN PIPES
Not long ago, the conservation community became aware of a new danger for birds – the open vertical pipes that are all around us.
Clean Air and Clean Water
As we go about our daily lives, it’s easy to take for granted the clean air and clean water around us.