Whether you live in urban, suburban or rural areas, you can make a positive impact on surrounding fish and wildlife populations. Our web resources are intended to give you the tools to manage your Piedmont lands and waters for greater biodiversity, productivity, and environmental quality.
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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 effective in their ecological function ...
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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 potential dangers to honey bees, ...
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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. Riparian Plants Common Name, Scientific Name Willows, Salix spp. (E) Rhododendron, Rhododendron maximum (E) Spiraea, Spiraea alba (E) Button bush, ...
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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 pollen to provide sufficient nutrition ...
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Web Resources for Creating Habitat
Helpful links related to creating habitat, particularly backyard habitats: Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries: Habitat for Wildlife National Wildlife Federation: Certified Wildlife Habitat Program The Metropolitan Field Guide: Backyard Habitat Design Links Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation ...
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