The Registry of Nature
Habitats
Attracting Wildlife to Your Back
Yard
A Guide to Increasing Wildlife Diversity
and Aesthetic Value Around Your Home
Foreword
People are moving away from the
land. Many people have left farms and ranches for communities where
jobs and services are more readily available. While most depend upon
the economic environment provided by urban communities to make a
living, many choose to live in the country on large lots and small
acreages where, in their back yards, they can create their own
environment and "do some things to attract wildlife."
A large proportion of citizens
interested in wildlife and wildlife habitat development seek advice
from the Game and Fish Department. Topics in question range from
projects to attract birds and butterflies in town, to habitat
development on larger acreages for upland game birds and deer. There
are many sources of information available to address these kinds of
questions, but they are often not available from the Department in
one publication.
Attracting Wildlife to your Back Yard by
natural resource biologist Chris Grondahl, contains information
about plants and animals useful to those interested in making their
surroundings more attractive to wildlife. It is a volume that not
only answers commonly-asked questions, but one that provides
additional references for readers seeking to learn more about a
particular subject.
It will be as useful as your
vision and imagination allow it to be.
Harold Umber, editor North Dakota
OUTDOORS March 4,1999
Acknowledgements
The author thanks the following
individuals and agencies for providing advice, photography and other
support.
Steve Dyke Karen Kreil Darla Lenze
Ron Royer ND Forest Service Marc Brown
Jack Marquart Carrol Henderson Craig Bihrle
Dave Angell Mel Stone Mike Mckenna
Harold Umber Dick Kroger Bill Jensen
Andrea Grondahl Linda Altenburg
Key Words: attracting wildlife, wildflower plantings, back yard
wildlife, wildlife, home, watchable wildlife, North Dakota, seed
sources, urban wildlife, food plots, yard, butterfly garden, wild
yard, wild yard project.
A Word About
This Document
This document was originally written for people living in
North Dakota. Most of the information holds true for most of
the United States and southern Canada. Areas that were
specific to North Dakota have been removed or adjusted to reflect a
more broad view on the subject. You may still see referenced
specifically to North Dakota.
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