[Durham INC] backyard conservation

[Pat Carstensen]

I get this weekly summary of cool websites, and thought this one was worth sharing2. Natural Resources Conservation Service: Backyard Conservation [pdf]
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/feature/backyard/

The Natural Resources Conservation Service, a division of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, has a feature on their website on backyard
conservation. Conservation practices used on agricultural land throughout
the country have been adapted for the smaller scale of backyards. Not only
can visitors download and print out a 28-page booklet in English or Spanish,
but they can also download and print out eight tip sheets on backyard
conversation. Information on how to order the free above-mentioned
material, through the mail, is also provided. Using the link in the middle
of the page, "See More Tips and Topics on Backyard Conservation", visitors
can read over 30 archived tips and topics, including "Invite a Toad to
Dinner", "Selecting the Right Tree", and "Dream Yard". For teachers, the
link "Backyard Conservation Lesson Plans" in the middle of the page provides
a variety of lesson plans. Some of the lessons included are "Team Flight",
which is about birds; "Growing Native", which is about native plant
communities; and "Backyard Conservation and Local Laws", which is about how
community laws may help or hinder backyard conservation efforts. A mock
city council hearing is the final activity of the lesson. [KMG]

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