Backyard Biodiversity - Growing Small Farms | NC State Extension

Goldfinch feeding on tall tickseed seeds. — Goldfinch feeding on tall tickseed seeds. Photo by Debbie Roos.
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Woodland Stewards Series: Resources for Landowners - North Carolina State University

Going Native: Urban Landscaping for Wildlife with Native Plants - North Carolina State University

Create your Own Native Landscape - North Carolina State University

Reptiles and Amphibians in your Backyard - North Carolina State University

Bird-Friendly Native Plants - North Carolina Audubon Society

Guide to a Bird-Friendly Backyard - New Hope Audubon Society

A Call for Backyard Biodiversity - Doug Tallamy

Butterfly Highway: a Roadmap for Pollinator and Wildlife Conservation - North Carolina Wildlife Federation

Pollinator Paradise Demonstration Pollinator Garden - N.C. Cooperative Extension of Chatham County

Citizen Science Resources:

iNaturalist
(Orange, Durham, Chatham, Wake Counties)

Habitat Network "YardMap"
The Nature Conservancy, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, NSF

NC Biodiversity Project
Covering most taxonomic groups of wildlife in NC - submit data, download checklists, learn more

Backyard BioBlitz Educators' Guide

Bumble Bee Watch

Certification Programs:

Certified Wildlife Habitat - North Carolina Wildlife Federation

Garden for Wildlife - North Carolina Wildlife Federation

Audubon Bird Friendly Habitat Certification

Certified Wildlife Habitat Program - National Wildlife Federation

We also have a few other email lists you can subscribe to.

Written By

Debbie Roos Extension Agent, Agriculture - Sustainable/Organic Production