Backyard Biodiversity
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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
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
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