Wondering what you can do?
There are practical things we can all do to conserve and enhance the natural environment and ensure natural systems are healthy and resilient, and to restore and protect our coastline and wetlands.
Nature
We maintain as many trees as possible on our property.
This can provide great habitat for local wildlife, making your property a safe-haven for a variety of species.
We keep plants along streams, wetlands, and beaches, as buffers.
Vegetation helps control erosion and ensures that these ecosystems remain health and protect your property from flooding.
We have garden plants that attract bees and butterflies.
Many species of bees are in severe decline across the world. One way to help is to provide some of the plants they need for food. Having bees and butterflies around will also help your garden because they pollinate your plants!
We observe birds, animals and plants, and provide our observations to a nature organization.
You can participate in citizen science projects like FeederWatch, PlantWatch, or record observations on iNaturalist. Scientists can access this information and it helps them to understand what species are present in certain areas and how they may be affected by changes. The more we know about nature, the better we can protect it!
We have donated all or some of our property to a land trust.
Land trusts help protect natural areas for wildlife and generations to come.
We construct and put up birdhouses.
Attracting birds to your yard will not only provide entertainment but will also help to control insects.
We don’t have a large lawn area, but keep our yard “wild” for wildlife.
This helps by creating a wider range of habitats for all kinds of different species.
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