Backyard Habitat Information Sheets

The Backyard Wildlife Habitat program was created in 1973 by the National Wildlife Federation to encourage homeowners to manage their gardens as wildlife gardens. Below is a link to the National Wildlife Federations Garden For Wildlife web page as well as the highly popular Backyard Habitat for Wildlife "How-to" information sheets on variouse subjects created by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

National Wildlife Federations Garden For Wildlife

Beneficial Bats		Hummingbird Haven
Bat House Photo by Steve Hillebrand		Ruby-Throated Hummingbird at Cardinal Flower Photo by Bill Buchanan
Attracting Butterflies		Plants for Your Backyard Habitat
Boy with Monach butterfly Photo by Ryan Hagerty		Plants for Pollinator Garden Photo by Cara Schildtknecht
Bird Feeding		Who Lives in Your Backyard?
Northern Cardinal Photo by Hollingsworth - USFWS		Eastern Gray Squirrel Photo by Laura Perlick
Christmas Tree for Wildlife		Invasive Plants in Our Backyards
Christmas Trees for habitat restoration Photo by Steve Hillebrand		Multiflora rose Photo by James H Miller, USDA Forest Service
How Can I Learn More?
Note: PDF files can be downloaded and read using the free Adobe Acrobat Reader available at http://www.adobe.com/acrobat.

You may also request a copy of the brochure by writing:

Alabama Ecological Services Field Office
Public Affairs Specialist (Backyard Habitat)
1208 Main St.
Daphne, AL 36526