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Simple Actions Can Create a World of Difference

Even dead trees can provide nesting sites for birds. Photo © Bob Johnson.

Audubon at Home (AAH) is a new and exciting Audubon outreach program focused on improving neighborhood wildlife habitats. It focuses on taking personal conservation action to improve the environmental health and habitat quality of our yards and neighborhoods. Established by a partnership between the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) and the National Audubon Society, it is a unique collaborative effort to bring conservation home for the benefit of birds and other wildlife.

Creation of an outdoor space that is healthy for birds and wildlife, for you and your family, and for the environment is the goal of AAH. The program will focus on how you can make a difference in your part of the world. For instance, you can create healthier diverse habitat landscapes by integrating waterwise and wildlife principles into your yard. By grouping together plants of similar water needs, attracting charismatic critters, and managing wildlife mischief, a well planned habitat can improve the quality of your landscape and help save declining bird populations.

If you, your neighbor, or a friend wants to landscape with nature in mind, integrating native species and inviting birds, butterflies and wildlife into their yard, then consider joining the Audubon At Home program. Click on Colorado Wildscapes to learn how you can turn your landscape into a wildscape. You can help achieve the Audubon At Home goal of conserving and restoring habitat all across America for our native birds and other wildlife, one yard at a time.

We look forward to enjoying with you another fun and effective way to connect with nature.

Susie Mottashed is a nature illustrator and author who teaches nature journaling workshops based on her new book, Who Lives In Your Backyard? Please visit her web site.