How to Create a Backyard Wildlife Habitat

This video walks viewers through the five elements of creating a backyard wildlife habitat, as outlined by the National Wildlife Federation. Food, water, cover, places to raise young, and sustainable practices are discussed. (The presenter has no affiliation with the National Wildlife Federation.)

The land shown in this video is a private residential property and is a certified wildlife habitat. References made to native plants are specific to the Mid-Atlantic region of the US. Examples shown in each of the five habitat elements are for demonstration purposes only; more options are discussed on the National Wildlife Federation's website. For more information on certified wildlife habitats, please visit www.nwf.org/Garden-For-Wildlife/Create.aspx


For more information on whether to remove or leave in place non-native plants on your property, please visit the University of Delaware's cooperative extension website on Sustainable Landscapes at udel.edu/academics/colleges/canr/cooperative-ex…

For more information on making good compost (and not rotten sludge!), please refer to lectures by Dr. Elaine Ingham on YouTube or the works of Geoff Lawton on YouTube and his website. Here are a couple of useful links to get you going: geofflawtononline.com/2016/03/02/some-tips-on-m…
udel.edu/content/dam/udelImages/canr/pdfs/exten… (Though, with this reference, I would caveat that I personally do not recommend tumblers. The best compost comes from direct soil contact.)