Make a Home for Wildlife helps you see your property in new ways and is
the resource you need to take the sometimes daunting steps to improve
the quality of your land. According to U.S. Forest Service, 250 million
acres of woods and forests in the United States are privately held by 10
million individuals/families. Whether you live on a quarter-acre lot in
the suburbs, own a 20-acre woodland retreat, run a farm of 100 acres, or
belong to an outdoor club with hundreds or thousands of acres, you can
make changes to the land--improvements that will turn your property into
a better home for wildlife. Habitat projects can be simple or complex,
short-term or spanning decades. Cost can be minimal--a few hours of your
time spent doing pleasant work in the outdoors--or can run into the
hundreds or thousands of dollars. And there is funding to help
landowners make wildlife habitat. Focusing on the eastern US from Canada
to Florida and west to the Great Plains, this book describes basic
habitat types--forest, shrublands, grasslands, and wetlands--and
highlights over 150 select native and introduced trees, shrubs, and
plants, explaining how they are used--or not--by wildlife. The book
includes more than 100 profiles of prominent and interesting species of
insects, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and mammals with information on
animals and their habitat needs. Large and small mammals, resident and
migratory birds, and insects are covered. Fergus relates stories of
landowners who have made habitat in different states and regions in
different ways.
