The National Wildlife Federation assists schools in developing outdoor classrooms called Schoolyard Habitats, where teachers and students learn how to attract and support wildlife on school grounds. Students learn about wildlife in the outdoor classrooms, and expand their academic skills in a creative, unique and nurturing environment. For more information about creating a Schoolyard...
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Naturalist David Mizejewski discusses how to certify your backyard or garden with the National Wildlife Federation as a Certified Wildlife Habitat. Visit NWF's Wildlife Certification website for more information. Seventh of seven videos from the National Wildlife Federation about establishing a Certified Wildlife Habitat...
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Naturalist David Mizejewski discusses the benefits of sustainable gardening, and provides examples such as composting, and eliminating chemical fertilizers and pesticides. He also discusses water conserving tactics such as using native plants and rain barrels. Sixth of seven videos from the National...
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Naturalist David Mizejewski discusses options for providing places for animals to raise their young in your backyard, including dense plants, snags, nesting boxes, bat boxes, clean standing water, and...
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Naturalist David Mizejewski discusses the benefit native plants offer in providing shelter and cover for wild birds. The video includes a discussion of using native plants, the benefits of...
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Third of seven videos from the National Wildlife Federation about establishing a Certified Wildlife Habitat at your home or school. Naturalist David Mizejewski discusses the benefits providing water either...
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Second of seven videos from the National Wildlife Federation about establishing a Certified Wildlife Habitat at your home or school. Naturalist David Mizejewski discusses the benefit native plants offer...
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First of seven videos from the National Wildlife Federation about establishing a Certified Wildlife Habitat at your home or school. Naturalist David Mizejewski discusses the four components of establishing...
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Looking for a home built, compact, squirrel-proof, recycled bird feeder? Here's a great diy bird feeder design using recycled and easy to find parts that will attract perch...
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Wildlife photographer and nature writer Marie Read offers five tips on improving your own wildlife photographs both in the field and in your backyard.
Widely published, Read's images have appeared...
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Video portrait of the Pileated Woodpecker video set to music.
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Each year free-roaming and feral cats kill hundreds of millions of birds in the US. One controversial solution to deal with the feral cat problem is trap, neuter and...
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A three-year study of 1,500 North American citizen scientists shows that birds prefer tube and platform feeders, stocked with black oil sunflower, sunflower chips, nyjer, and white proso millet....
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According to traditional wisdom, they shouldn’t have been there at all. So much for traditional wisdom. They were there in droves.
Dozens of American robins visited my yard over...
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Author and editor-in-chief of Living Bird Magazine, Tim Gallagher talks about life, falconry, and the remarkable comeback of the Peregrine falcon.
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