PART VII: Backyard Management
	RESOURCE LINKS

Special Feature Gardens:

• Backyard Wildlife: To Feed A Hummingbird, University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension
  Describes plants and nectar feeding for attracting humming birds to your backyard. Some information is specific to Nebraska.
• Beyond the Basics: Attracting Specific Wildlife, National Wildlife Federation
  Good information on both butterflies and hummingbirds.
• Butterflies at the Outdoor Campus
  Good gardening tips.
• Butterflies & Bats Information Category from About.com
  Some articles from their own expert mixed with links from all over.
• Butterflies of North America, USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
  Photos, species accounts, and combined maps for the butterflies of the U.S., northern Mexico and Canada.
• Butterfly Gardening, Earth-Joy
  Short and quick, but informative - specific to Michigan.
• Butterfly Gardening, University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension
  Outlines planting schemes and arrangements that will help attract butterflies to a garden area.  Includes and extensive list of references.
• Butterfly Gardens, Brooklyn Botanic Garden
  "Luring Nature's Loveliest Pollinators to Your Yard" - essays from the book.
• Butterfly Gardens & Habitats, North American Butterfly Association
  Regional butterfly gardening brochures can be ordered or downloaded.
• The Butterfly Habitat Garden, The Smithsonian Institution
  Lots of information on butterflies in general and how to create your own butterfly garden.
• The Butterfly Web Site
  Be sure to check out the incredibly extensive "Articles & Info" section.
• Butterfly Zone
  Information about butterflies (regional), attracting butterflies and wildflower seed sources.
• Debbie's Tips for Attracting and Feeding Hummingbirds, BirdWatchers.com
  Good tips for attracting hummers.
• Enjoy Backyard Wildlife with a Butterfly, Moth and Hummingbird Garden, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
  Top choices of flowers for a beautiful garden and garden designs.
• Gardening and Native Plants, University of Minnesota Extension Service
  Butterfly and prairie gardening articles.
• Gardening with Native Manitoba Plants, Nature North Zine
  Good overview of prairies and prairie gardening with an emphasis on Manitoba.
• How to Create Your Own Wildflower Meadow, Windstar Wildlife Institute
  A family nature project for all ages.
• Hummingbirds.net
  Includes  information on attracting, watching, feeding, and studying North American hummingbirds.
• Hummingbirds and Butterflies, North Carolina State University Cooperative Extension
  Good tips and extensive plant lists, including caterpillar host plants.
• The Hummingbirds Web Site
  Be sure to check out the incredibly extensive "Articles" section.
• Meadow Gardening, Cornell Cooperative Extension
  What you need to know BEFORE you start your garden.
• Non-technical Resources, USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
  Includes two articles on ruby-throated hummingbirds and how to attract them with plantings.
• Prairie and Wildflower Plantings, Northern Gardening
  An interesting article on establishing a wildflower meadow or prairie garden.
• Prairie Design & Establishment, Prairie Nursery, Inc.
  Good information in a series of short articles.
• Prairie Establishment and Landscaping, Illinois Department of Natural Resources
  Extensive information about prairies in general and establishing prairies.
• Prairie Wildflowers, Purdue University Consumer Horticulture
  Brief but informative.
• prairiesource.com
  A wildflower reference guide and much, much more.
• Unpave the Way for Hummingbirds, Journey North
  Basic information, including a generic plant list.
• Wildflower & Prairie Grass Planting Instructions, Prairie Frontiers
  Good article with before, during and after information.
• Wildflower Test Results, Michigan State University
  Results of tests to determine whether readily-available wildflower seed mixes produce a work-free meadow as advertised.
• Wildflowers in the Home Landscape (PDF 42KB), Missouri University Extension
  Really good, extensive article. With a section on "Field or Meadow Wildflower Gardens"

Butterfly, Hummingbird & Prairie Plant Lists:

• A bird and Butterfly Plant List, About.com
• Butterfly Gardening (Michigan specific), Earth-Joy
• Herbaceous plants that attract hummingbirds, University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension
• Hummingbirds and Butterflies, North Carolina State University Cooperative Extension
• List of Plants to Attract Butterflies, University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension
• Prairie Wildflowers Native to Indiana, Purdue University Consumer Horticulture
• Reproductive Habitat for Butterflies, University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension
• University of Illinois Butterfly Garden, The Garden Gate

See Also Resource Links For:

• General Backyard Management
• Wildflowers

Last Revised: May 5, 2000

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You can download and print each chapter or section in its original format. The material is NOT copyrighted, however, please use the following citation: Sargent, M.S and Carter, K.S., ed. 1999. Managing Michigan Wildlife: A Landowners Guide.  Michigan United Conservation Clubs, East Lansing, MI. 297pp.