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Urban Ecosystems — 54 items

Link Make a Stone Pile in Your "Wild Garden"
A stone pile in an old fence row is a fascinating detail in a rural landscape. A sunny, springtime day is a good time to go stealthily along your favorite ...
Link Make a Tree-frog Pond
One summer day a few years ago I improvised a bird bath out of a large plant pot about a foot tall and a foot wide. I put a little branch in it so the birds ...
Link Managing Nuisance Animals and Associated Damage Around the Home
If you have unwanted wild animals around your home or garden, you can be sure there is enough food, water and cover for them. The solution to the problem ...
Link Managing the Water's Edge
A manmade pond is a place to fish, a place to hunt, a place to see wildlife, a thing that adds to the view from the house. It's a good place to take the ...
Link Mosquito Fish for the Wild Garden
Some people worry that a backyard pond will be a source of mosquitoes. Pond owners often stock mosquito fish to reduce the likelihood that mosquitoes will use ...
Link Mystery Bird Brings Mistletoe to the Wild Garden
A UGA colleague stopped by my office to see if he could come out and gather some mistletoe. Our house is partly surrounded by trees. Out beyond the borders of ...
Link Natural Cities: Urban Ecology and the Restoration of Urban Ecosystems
The scientific community now embraces the emerging field of urban ecology as both valid and central to understanding the global environment. Given the ...
Link Plant Berries for Birds
Winter is when flocks of cedar waxwings and robins gorge themselves on winter berries. On the University of Georgia campus, these birds are now arriving en ...
Link Pondering a Trend
A backyard pond is a most relaxing place to enjoy watching fish, frogs, birds and other wildlife. Shallow aquatic environments are far more productive of ...
Link Put a Fruit Feeder in the Wild Garden
I have a special persimmon tree in my garden. An old Japanese variety called Jiro, it holds its fruit well into the winter and is a favorite food of our ...
Link Skunk Management
This publication offers solutions to make lawn/landscape unattractive to skunks.
Link Snakes After a Disaster
Many snakes, like other residents in the path of a major storm, have been displaced and left homeless. As a result, it is common to find these animals seeking ...
Link Soil Compaction & Trees: Causes, Symptoms & Effects
The health and structure of trees are reflections of soil health. The ecological processes which govern tree survival and growth are concentrated around the ...
Link Soil Damage from Compaction
Having reviewed the primary means by which soils become compacted, the results of compaction can be estimated for tree and soil health.
Link The Raccoon -- Friend or Foe
The raccoon (Procyon lotor) is an important link in nature's food web. Raccoons are also beneficial to humans because of their consumption of pesky insects and ...
Link Trend-Spotting in the Garden
I did a survey of University of Georgia Extension Service agents recently to see what kinds of wildlife management are in demand. Surveys help spot trends to ...
Link Urban Ecosystems
The fact is, in the world that we've created for ourselves, cities occupy pivotal positions, for better or worse, in the patterns of global ecology. This ...
Link Urban Ecosystems
Urban forests enhance the quality of life. In addition to their aesthetic value, they reduce pollutants, filter the air, decrease temperatures therefore ...
Link Urban Ecosystems 1: Cities are Urban Ecosystems
To understand that cities are urban ecosystems which include both nature and humans, in a largely human-built environmental context. To understand that urban ...
Link Urban Forest Ecosystems Institute
The Urban Forest Ecosystems Institute (UFEI) was developed by the Natural Resources Management Department faculty to address the increasing need for improved ...
Link Urban Trees for Wildlife
Viewing wildlife on your property is educational and``fun.The kinds and numbers of wildlife that visit your back-``yard regularly depends on your location,size ...
Link Urban Wildlife and Wildlife Gardening Books
Books about urban wildlife and wild gardens in general.
Link Water Resources in Urban Ecosystems
Water Resource in Urban Ecosystems
Link WDFW -- Backyard Wildlife Sanctuary Program
A Department of Fish and Wildlife program to help you help wildlife around your home.
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