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Fox
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Wisconsin
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Anyone interested in butterflies should get to know the North American Butterfly Association:
http://www.naba.org/ Quote:
http://www.naba.org/chapters.html They also have some excellent regional publications on butterflies that will help you get started with the butterflies in your area. http://www.nababutterfly.com/guide_index.html Quote:
http://www.nababutterfly.com/ There's even an opportunity to get your butterfly garden certified by the North American Butterfly Association: http://www.nababutterfly.com/cert_index.html .
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WG Writer
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Greensboro, Alabama USA
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thanks for the information. I am just starting to plant. I hope to attract some to my place. I haven't seen any though. This is "cotton poison" country and things like frogs have disappeared.
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Fox
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Wisconsin
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Hazelnut - This brochure should be helpful for your area. They are a little weak on their native host plants, but I think you will still find some good ideas to start with here.
http://www.naba.org/ftp/nwfl.pdf These brochures from the NABA can really save some time when you're just getting started.
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WG Writer
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Greensboro, Alabama USA
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Thanks NEWisc. Ive got 2 acres and essentially all of it needs to be planted.
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Co-Administrator
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Midwest
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The North American Butterfly Association has continued to update their site - it looks like the word on native plants is really beginning to get some long overdue attention.
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Official Plant Nerd
Join Date: Dec 2008
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They have a new habitat program. I found this funny, "Many flowering plants will attract butterflies to your location, but not all flowers are created equally in the compound eyes of a butterfly."
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Grub
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Rogersville, TN USA
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Just checked the state and county map for how many butterfly species frequent and live here-at least part of the year. I had no idea-OVER 75 species! Butterflys use to be common back up in Delaware County PA when I was a kid, but due to building and destruction of habitat, they were seldom if ever seen since I was in my teens.
Then I moved down south, and began to truly enjoy the outdoors around here. The vivid colors of the butterflys and the various shapes and sizes of them amazed me. If for no other reason I am planting native species to attract more of them to my somewhat rural setting. After all when beneficial insects are brought in, they do what no man made in the lab result can ever be-better living thru 100% natural means. I hope I can get some pictures of butterflys on some of the flowers around here later this year. It would be nice. The oranges, yellows, blues, blacks, greens on these creatures are just lovely.
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Unicellular Fungi
Join Date: Nov 2008
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Rogersville, TN USA
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Unicellular Fungi
Join Date: Nov 2008
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(clap clap clap) Our world seems to be devoid of sanity lately. At least we wildlife gardeners can add a little back.
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