Episode-399- A New Look at Attracting "Wildlife" to Your Property [ 1:01:47 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadFrom the urban homesteader to the person with 100 acres in the sticks most of us value wildlife for many reasons. They are of course a source of protein either as “game” or during an emergency by what ever works yet they do a lot more to improve the quality of our homesteads.
When most folks think about “attracting wildlife” they begin with song birds, squirrels and rabbits and if in the right location then move up to things like deer, turkey and perhaps water fowl. Today we are going to start at a much lower trophic level.
Join me today as we discuss…
- Why we want “wild things” around us and the need to observe
- In a way all animals are herbivores and solar collectors (really its true)
- Most life is dependent upon soil with very few exceptions
- Soil is dependent upon “soil wildlife” to be sustained
- You never feed plants you feed the soil
- Imagine 1,000,000 or more unpaid employees – think worms
- Water features improve every aspect of any and all property
- Bats are your friends, give them a home – and protect them
- Almost no “pest insects” are attracted by flowering herbs
- Many small herb gardens have a greater effect than one big one
- There is room for at least a patch of “wilderness” on all property
- Frogs and toads are the princes of your garden, give them a palace
- Lizards, geckos and even snakes are good to have around
- Squirrels need food, shelter, cover and water
- Want rabbits? Protect them from dogs and cats and plant clover
- Bird feeders work great, bird habitat works better
- The magic of the “bird perch”
Resources for today’s show
- Members Support Brigade
- Join Our Forum
- Western Botanicals – (sponsor of the day)
- Common Sense Prep – (sponsor of the day)
- Honeyville Grains
- Cool fire/knife tool I mentioned
- Cool Bird Identification Application I mentioned
- Article on Mounting Bat Houses
- Rattlesnake Vaccine for Dogs
- The little earth snakes I find in my garden
- eHow Article on Toad Houses
- Check out Ron Hood’s Survival Quarterly
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