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Managing Your Pond or Lake
Ponds and lakes can provide resources for feeding and nesting to a wide variety of terrestrial and aquatic organisms, in addition to contributing to the scenic beauty of your property. If you want to improve …
Backyard Rain Gardens & Frog Ponds
If you live in a suburban area, or have a property that does not contain a water sources such as a pond or a section of stream, you may want to consider planting a rain …
Managing Wetlands for Wildlife
Wetlands, including seeps and springs, serve as important areas of habitat for aquatic and terrestrial animals, and provide the important ecological function of filtering sediment and pollution before they reach the watershed. Wetlands are most …
Managing Your Pesticide Use
If you must spray chemicals on your property, you can take steps to 'manage' your pesticide use. Pesticides can kill pollinator or at the least negatively affect their pollination and reproduction behaviors. Labels only mention …
Pollinator-Friendly Plants for Aquatic and Riparian Areas
List of wetland plants that also support pollinators, (E) denotes that the plant is a quick rooting robust soil stabilizer …
Creating Pollinator Habitat
It begins with providing a diversity of native plant species that offer an ongoing sequence of open flowers from early spring to fall. Early spring pollinators have the biggest challenge in finding enough nectar and …
Web Resources for Creating Habitat
Helpful links related to creating habitat, particularly backyard habitats: …
Native Plant Lists
Find out what plants are native to the Virginia Piedmont using one of the following native plant lists …
Wildlife Friendly Farms and Fields
This June, PEC led our first Wildlife Friendly Farms and Fields Tour, bringing participants out to see spots where people are actively cultivating their land for the good of native plants and wildlife …
Going Wild
At lunch during PEC’s Wildlife Friendly Habitats and Gardens Tour in Clarke County, the group was joined by a barn owl, a screech owl, and a red tailed hawk. The sharp-beaked raptors sent smaller birds …