Nature in Your Backyard: Recognizing and Enhancing Wildlife Habitat on Your Land

About the Nature in Your Backyard Series 

Owners of even just a few acres can make a positive difference in their environment through planning and implementing simple stewardship practices learned in The Nature in Your Backyard Series. This series of six online webinars and two field sessions is designed specifically (but not exclusively) for smaller landowners, with under 20 acres. Woodlots large and small can support wildlife, protect water quality, generate firewood and other forest products, and provide recreation and enjoyment. Whether you are interested in adding some native plants to your yard, enhancing habitat for birds, assessing the health of your trees, cutting trees for firewood, or just learning more about what’s around you, this series can help you become a better steward of your property. 

About this Session

This outdoor workshop will improve your ability to recognize and describe important wildlife habitat components that occur on your land, understand how different habitat features function as habitat for specific wildlife species, and understand what you can do on your land to create & enhance habitat opportunities for wildlife. This workshop will occur on a property that includes a diverse combination of field, forest, and wetland habitats. This trip will require walking on some uneven surfaces (e.g., exposed roots or rocks, boardwalks, steep slopes) and/or on narrow trails where brushing against vegetation can't be avoided. Participating in any outdoor workshop will expose participants to the risk of encountering ticks. If you participate in an outdoor workshop, please do a thorough tick-check immediately after the trip. Click here to register.