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Attract owls to your yard with a simple yard feature you can DIY

Owls are cool. That's objectively true. Plus they help get rid of rodents in your yard. So why not make your yard more inviting with this cozy addition.

Duck boxes offer a lifeline to wood ducks and other cavity-nesting birds

Duck boxes provide vital nesting sites for wood ducks and other cavity-nesting species, combating habitat loss and protecting ...
The Conversation

Hedgehog conservation: how to make a garden nest box appealing – new research

Abi Gazzard received funding from the People's Trust for Endangered Species and British Hedgehog Preservation Society. When large patches of woodland are swallowed by urban sprawl or when households ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Smith: Nest boxes help ducks hatch and assist students with lessons of wetland ecology

Leap Day is recognized Feb. 29 about every four years to keep human schedules and solar movements in sync. But leap days occur annually throughout May in Wisconsin thanks to an army of conservation ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

5 birds that love boxes — nest boxes, that is

Do you enjoy watching wild birds in your yard? Most Arkansans do, and now is a perfect time to enhance those opportunities by building and installing nest boxes around your property. Many birds in The ...