WILDLIFE
GARDENING/BACKYARD HABITAT LINKS
This page contains links outside Washington State
University which provide an option for finding further information.
No endorsement of products or information at these sites is implied.
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Backyard Wildlife Sanctuary Program
Has great section on various nest boxes and much more!
http://www.wa.gov/wdfw/wlm/byw_prog.htm
Backyard Wildlife - Bird Houses and Shelves
Ron J. Johnson, Extension Wildlife Specialist, University of Nebraska and Jeanine L. Lackey, Extension Assistant
http://www.ianrpubs.unl.edu/epublic/live/g1427/build/g1427.pdf
Habitats - A Fact Sheet Series on Managing
Lands for Wildlife
University of Maine Cooperative Extension Bulletin #7148.
http://www.umext.maine.edu/onlinepubs/PDFpubs/7148.pdf
National Wildlife Federation Backyard
Wildlife Habitat Program
http://www.nwf.org/backyardwildlifehabitat/
Enjoy Backyard Wildlife with a Butterfly,
Moth and Hummingbird Garden - Minnesota DNR
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/gardens/butterfly/index.html
Wildlife Gardening for Birds
- lots of links. Also covers other backyard wildlife
http://birding.about.com/cs/gardening/
Tree Squirrel Nesting Boxes
- from Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife
http://www.dfw.state.or.us/springfield/squirrel_box.html
Bird house dimensions
suggested by "Wild Birds Forever"
http://www.birdsforever.com/boxdim.html
Also includes information on the habits of several common birds.
Building Nest Structures, Feeders, and
Photo Blinds for North Dakota Wildlife - by Chris Grondahl
and John Dockter
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/wildlife/ndblinds/index.htm
Plans for a variety of bird houses & feeders. Also house plans for bats
and a few other mammals.
(Some information in these links may not be suitable
for Western Washington. Check with your local WSU Extension
office if you have any questions.)
compiled by:
Dave Pehling
Snohomish County Extension Analyst (updated 08/03/06)
Back to: http://snohomish.wsu.edu
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