Recycle & Compost
Recycling
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
1-800-Recycle
Recycle Electronics
NRCS Composting
Create Your Own Compost
Composting - EPA
Compost Info Where You Live
Compost Info Where You Live
Household Waste
Recycle on the Go
Wildlife Habitat
US Fish & Wildlife
Urban Wildlife
NRCS-Wildlife Habitat
Wildlife Habitat Incentive Programs
NWF Certified Wildlife Habitat Program
NWF Community Wildlife Habitats
Patio Plants for Birds and Butterflies
Butterflies & Moths of North America
Backyard Wetland
Cats Indoor Campaign
Green Building
Clean Air
AirNow
Personal Emissions Calculator
Plants & Landscapes
Green Landscaping with Native Plants
USDA Plants Database
Cooperative Extension System Offices
National Invasive Species Information
Being Neighborly
NRCS-Mulching
Nutrient Management
Transportation
The Problem Defined
Fuel Economy Guide
Environmental Calculator
Conserve Energy
Energy Star
US Department of Energy
Conserve Water
EPA Watersense
H2oUse - Water Saver Home
NRCS - Water Conservation
Water - Use It Wisely
Protect Groundwater
EPA-Do's and Don'ts Around the Home
Adopt Your Watershed
Source Water Protection
Citizen's Guide for Protecting Our Coasts
Projects for Kids
Environmental Kid's Club
Smithsonian - In My Own Backyard
Wildlife Gardener
Environmental Learning for Kids
Calculate Your Impact
Personal Emissions Calculator
Environmental Impacts of Paper Choices
Your Car's Impact on the Environment
Calculate Your Personal Impact
Energy Calculators
Carbon Footprint Offset
National Organizations
Backyard Conservation
Cooperative Extension System Offices
Public Libraries
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
National Resources Conservation Service
Cooperative Conservation
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
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Bibliography

For use in conjunction with the book

How To Take Care of Your Share of the Planet,

by Betsy S. Franz

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Using the Book
USASearch.gov - top level search engine for U.S. Government websites .
Download Proclamation (pdf format)
Creating your Habitat Journal
Microsoft Office templates
Template specifically created for this book
Our sample wildlife blog
Blogger.com - a great, free easy website to use to create an online wildlife habitat journal
Green Building Programs
Creating Your Healthy Habitat
Learn more about local plants
Learn more about Irrigation and Mulch
Protect the Groundwater - Learn more about Nonpoint Source pollution
Nonpoint source pollution
After the Storm - More about Stormwater Runoff - EPA Website
Polluted Runoff - EPA Website
Compost as Natural Fertilizer
Learn more about Insects and Pest Control
More Information about Creating Wildlife Habitat
Cats Indoors: American Bird Conservancy's Campaign for Safer Birds & Cats
Learn about threatened and endangered species in your state
enature.com: Find information about species for your area. Use the Zipguides in the center to input your zip code.
Locate the Fish and Wildlife Service office for your state. Visit their website to learn more about wildlife in your area as well as any laws about feeding them in your habitat
Creating habitat - NRCS website
Greenacres: Greenscaping
Backyard Conservation - NRCS website
National Wildlife Federation Wildlife Habitat Program - the nation's largest conservation group's famous backyard wildlife habitat program
Un-Enlightened Neighbors, HOAs and Weed Ordinances
Rabies and Wildlife
Outwitting squirrels
Solving Problems with Squirrels
NRDC, Wildlife Habitat Incentive Programs
Find a local wildlife rehabilitator
NWF Gardening Tips and Resources
 Learn more about butterflies and Moths
Butterflies and Moths of North American - Select your state
eNature.com - use the zip guides to input your zip code and find butterflies common to your area:
eNature.com Guide: Butterflies
Butterfly Photos
Butterfly Gallery
Butterfly Plants
North American Butterfly Association - A membership-based not-for-profit organization working to increase public enjoyment and conservation of butterflies. Conducts an annual butterfly count
Learn More About Birds
Learn More about Other Pollinators
Wildlife Monitoring Programs and Certification Programs
Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Citizen Science Programs - Information about The Great Backyard Bird Count, The Christmas Bird Count, Project FeederWatch and other bird monitoring programs.
North American Butterfly Association
Monarch Watch
Operation RubyThroat
Wildlife Watch -Participants in Wildlife Watch share sightings of wildlife and plants where they live. National Wildlife Federation and and their Wildlife Watch partners collect and review findings so that they can track the behavior and health of of wildlife and plant species nationwide.
Journey North: A Global Study of Wildlife Migration and Seasonal Change
Audubon at Home Healthy Yard Pledge
National Wildlife Federation Certified Wildlife Habitats - For more than 35 years, NWF's Certified Wildlife Habitat™ program has shown people the benefits of gardening for wildlife
Sign a petition and send to your local government leaders.
Explore Even More!
NWF Nature Event Finder - Get outdoors wherever you are!
 
 
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