Comments on: Why Your Ecosystem Garden Matters, Even When We Already Have Protected Lands

By: Why Your Garden is so Important for Ecosystem Gardening

Why Your Garden is so Important for Ecosystem Gardening — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 19:02:58 +0000

[...] Yes, land is protected by federal, state, local, and private organizations. But the amount that is protected is just a drop in the bucket. Of all the available land, 80% is owned privately and only 5% is protected. That means that private landowners are crucial to any conservation effort. [...]

By: MY GREEN SIDE · Four Questions with Carole Brown

MY GREEN SIDE · Four Questions with Carole Brown — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:06:07 +0000

[...] really enjoyed a recent post on your site entitled, Why Your Ecosystem Garden Matters, Even When We Already Have Protected Lands. Can you explain how our gardens can have a huge impact on the health of the wildlife around [...]

By: Kathy

Kathy — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:09:43 +0000

This is a great article, and very much on point about why everyone’s gardens and yards play such an important part of helping the earth’s ecosystem. Wildlife, beneficial or not, is necessary to all of us, whether we realize it yet or not!

Kathy
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By: Carole Brown

Carole Brown — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:24:24 +0000

Bethe, thanks so much for the links to finding a local wildlife refuge and also to the Native plants database. This is very valuable information to help in planning your Ecosystem Garden.

By: Bethe

Bethe — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:54:32 +0000

Great post! We can all help support local and migratory wildlife.

To find a refuge near you, visit: http://www.fws.gov/refuges/
To find native plants, visit: http://www.wildflower.org/plants/

Get growing! Bethe @balmeras
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