UF/IFAS GLOBAL BLOGS
Over the last eight weeks we have had lessons on a variety of backyard habitats where wildlife may gather in your yard. Some are natural, like trees, fallen logs, and leaf litter on the ground. Others are more… Read More
Last week we began to provide backyard habitat instead of looking for them. We started with bluebird houses, and many of you have been successful at this – cool! This week we are looking at another neighborhood creature… Read More
Over the last six weeks we have explored several backyard habitats found in my yard – hopefully some of these you have. This week I am turning the focus on habitats WE create – such as bird houses. … Read More
Over the last four weeks we have explored several different backyard habitats that wildlife could use. We have looked at leaf litter/mulch (Lesson 2), Logs (Lesson 3), and rocks (Lesson 4). All of these are on the ground… Read More
Well… We have looked under leaf litter and garden mulch – and we have looked under logs searching for critters who may be using our yard for habitat. Today we are going to look at another “under” place… Read More
For most of us, backyard habitats are somewhat limited. What habitats we provide wildlife will depend on how we have landscaped our yard. However, we all provide some form of habitat. There are lot of things that invertebrates… Read More
In Lesson 1 we looked all over our yards for habitats where animals might live. There were dead trees, live trees, rocks, logs, leaves, and others. I am not sure what you found in your yard but today… Read More
They are taught in elementary school that all animals need four things… (1) food, (2) oxygen, (3) water, and (4) shelter. Shelter is important. Everyone needs a place to hunker down for the night (or heat of the… Read More
