Following up on yesterdays Post (and others over the past years) regarding living in harmony with ones surroundings by planting native trees, shrubs and flowers, I finally got to the point where my southern California property could become certified by THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION as CERTIFIED WILDLIFE HABITAT--------It is now providing the four basic habitat elements needed for wildlife to thrive: FOOD, WATER, COVER AND PLACES TO RAISE YOUNG................I encourage all of you to follow suit and not let nature just be something that we travel to , rather making a conscious effort to become part and parcel with the natural world right outside your front and back door, expanding upon whatever native habitat that exists in your neighborhood..........The critters will thank you!!!!

GOING NATIVE AND CREATING A WILDLIFE SANCTUARY IN YOUR YARD-Blogger Rick's habitat

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Going Native in Your Urban Garden

By Colleen Beaty, Conservation Content Writer|May 5, 2016

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Bats and Birds Will Eat Your Mosquitoes

natural  zika virus defense?

By Colleen Beaty, Conservation Content Writer|April 14, 2016