Web Resources for Creating Habitat

Helpful links related to creating habitat, particularly backyard habitats:

Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries:

• Habitat for Wildlife

National Wildlife Federation:

• Certified Wildlife Habitat Program

The Metropolitan Field Guide:

• Backyard Habitat Design Links

Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation Information Warehouse:

• Native Plants for Conservation, Restoration, and Landscaping

West Virginia Division of Natural Resources

• West Virginia Wild Yards

Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE):

• Backyard Wildlife Habitat

Forestry for the Bay:

• Woodlands Program

Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy:

• Native Plants
• Pollinators

Audubon Society:

• Healthy Yards
• Community Planning
• VA regional resources

Prince William Conservation Alliance:

• Land Conservation Information, Native Species, and Identification

Chesapeake Bay Foundation

• Native plants for wildlife information warehouse

Printed Publications:

• Life In the Country: Stewarding the Land Responsibly, A Landowners Guide
  By Missy Janes (2010); Local planting guidelines and resources available to wildlife-friendly residents of the Piedmont region.
   
• Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife In our Gardens
  By Douglas W. Tallamy (2007); Detailed lists and narrative about the role of native plants, and their associated insects, in supporting wildlife populations.
   
• Second Nature: A Gardener's Education
  By Michael Pollan (1991); A gardener's perspective on the human experience with plants.