Making Urban Biodiversity a RealityWe, like many of you reading this, live in the sprawling suburbs of a human built environment. Our activities are not only causing extreme stress on the indigenous flora and fauna, but also changing the prevalence of certain species. For instance, the understory layer on which many birds, butterflies and lizards depend, has virtually disappeared in urban landscapes. We tend to have lawns and a few trees dotted about. This is advantageous for certain bird species, but others are being pushed to extinction. We can quite easily rectify this by planting our gardens with local (indigenous) plants, selecting plants that create a multi-layered garden, from native grasses, groundcovers to small and larger shrubs. By considering the varying needs of different animals (birds, native bees, frogs, butterflies, lizards etc.) a range of ideas can be used to create more habitat and breeding opportunities within our backyards. This website is dedicated to exploring these options and recording their success in backyards around Adelaide, South Australia.
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Often the first step to changing something is to observe the current situation. Take the challenge to find out and record who is living in your backyard now with this local Project Noah Mission.
Want to increase the biodiversity of your backyards? There are many simple but effective ways you can do this....
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