Goldfinch feeding on tall tickseed seeds. Photo by Debbie Roos.

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

Monarch Watch

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