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Co-Administrator
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Midwest
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Residential Land Stewardship:
Impact on Biodiversity Toni Stahl Habitat Ambassador and Habitat Host, National Wildlife Federation Quote:
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Heron
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: powell,Ohio
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Great paper it's exciting to read a study done so close to my own home. I'm going to look into this further
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Fox
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Wisconsin
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It's always nice to see real world examples of the beneficial effects that can be achieved by simply using more native plants and reducing the use of pesticides. Even relatively small efforts (this yard was only 50' x 100') can produce significant benefits for the local flora and fauna.
The author did a nice job of showing the results in both tables and graphs. I couldn't help but feel her/his excitement. The outcome was really impressive.
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Fox
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Chesterfield, Virginia
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They showed an increase in unidentified mammals. Did that include "those **** squirrels", as one neighbor would complain? Or those pestiferous mice, as another neighbor would object? Of course we are pleased with this confirmation of our efforts to support biodiversity, but whether you see the outcome of this study as positive or negative depends on your value system.
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Offical Silphium Abuser
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Southeast Ohio
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This probably isn't the right place to share this link, but I've forgotten how to start a new thread. (I really should get out more...)
This Grist article outlines a concept that some cities are using to protect adjoining rural lands from development in exchange for making the central cities denser. I wouldn't want to live in a thirty-plus story building, but if the tradeoff is the protection of farms and forests? Building up, not selling out: Can denser cities save family farms? | Grist
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Curious George & UAOKA recipient
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
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I have seen a huge increase in diversity in my yard since I planted my native plant perennial garden starting three years ago. I didn't think to document it the way this guy did, and didn't start from lawn - I started from an artificial opening in fairly dense woods caused by our driveway where I could get understory plants to grow. It has been thrilling to watch the numbers of new creatures continue to rise.
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WG Hospitality & UAOKA recipient
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Pennsylvania
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![]() ...and don't forget to tell the homeowner about Wildlife Gardeners--or is she already a member? Great find. Quote:
Well, I'm glad to be surrounded here by those who also value and support increasing the biodiversity in our own yards. ![]() Quote:
![]() Thank you for sharing your experiences here. I'd like to create a list to document the increase in biodiversity as well as increase in the numbers of individuals of various species that visit (or make homes) in our developing habitat. Perhaps some day I can visually show before and after photos along with photos of the various species and somehow document the increase in populations.
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