How to turn your backyard into a wildlife habitat

[@StormRavenEcho]

This was such a well-structured and easy-to-follow guide, thank you.

[@rleanos]

Great article. I turned my backyard for wildlife pad.

[@wildlifenet]

Backyards are such an amazing place for wildlife. Ponds vastly increase the Biodiversity in a garden too of course! Wonderful video Cheryl It's great that you have plants that bring Butterflies such as Monarchs. Thank you. - Stewart.

[@annereynolds66]

B6 any chance do you know what that plant is called that brings monarchs ? Had something that looks similar that I pulled up but will keep or move if it does

[@wildlifenet]

@@annereynolds66 we believe the plant you are thinking of is Milkweed?

[@annereynolds66]

@@wildlifenet thank you

[@q1164]

@@annereynolds66 buddleia bush (butterfly bush) are great for butterfly's 👍

[@ktomsen8528]

Thank you also for the closed captions for the hearing impaired. Each yard, each space, a village of habitats can help all over our globe. Lots of great ideas here.

[@simonbrown9401]

Such a great video. I live in Australia so whilst our species and environment are quite different, all your points are still very relevant. Thanks for producing this excellent educational resource.

[@TheRovingNaturalist]

Glad you liked it! I do feel bad that most of my sphere of knowledge is North America - someday I'll travel to interesting places and make more globally-relevant videos. But thanks for being here 🙂

[@simonbrown9401]

@@TheRovingNaturalist i really enjoy your work. I also want to apologise for the comment about your singing on the other video - it is just that you are a little eccentric and i just didn't know what to make of it. If you were interested in Australian stuff, i really like these videos - kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmrchWlvmbOZgdU

[@NoirHammer]

I think building a small shed for wildlife is also a great idea. The bottom could be used for reptiles or rodents and then another larger shed for medium sized mammals; then a spot similar to a bus stop where deer, foxes, and bears can hide out from a storm, for example.

[@Ecotasia]

Really been working on getting native plants going this spring.

[@Postdisclosureworld]

Natural yards are beautiful

[@nathanaelcard]

30 seconds in and i already love your vibe. Thanks for this video

[@johnauvin]

Nice job! Very informative. 😀

[@kamn8r]

This is a fantastic video. Thank you for putting this together.

[@cobracommander9742]

Thanks for the tips Ima kid and Ima do it

[@dylantweedy9452]

This is amazing!

[@mrrestsyoutubechannel800]

I really love this video. I am surrounded by woods and animals, it’s amazing and beautiful! 😍 I have a garden and compost piles. My neighbor also has a ton of plants and grass just as I do. He also has a river which is awesome for wildlife! Thanks for the awesome video!! 😄

[@TheRovingNaturalist]

Wow, your neighborhood sounds beautiful!

[@mrrestsyoutubechannel800]

@@TheRovingNaturalist it is! I love it a lot 😍😄

[@eydenbyrd]

Good content 👍

[@suzettebavier4412]

New Subscriber here 😉 👍

[@keefetography7655]

Cool video!

[@Chew1964]

Do you have a bat box?

[@TheRovingNaturalist]

I do not, but that's another project I could put on my video list. What do you think?

[@Chew1964]

Keep plenty of garlic around to protect yourself.

[@rrrosecarbinela]

compost pile, please!

[@TheRovingNaturalist]

Lol, can do! We actually just went to the hardware store and got the materials, so I guess it'll be happening sooner or later ;)

[@JayPfo]

@@TheRovingNaturalist yay im glad your doing the compost video can you show how to compost for different levels of space I live in an apartment with not to much backyard space

[@ellaboobella8770]

I garden for wildlife and leave sections completely wild. But I’m on the fence regarding composting because I’ve no interest in one of those compost bins, and I leave the leaves right where they land so don’t want to toss those in a compost pile. Any suggestions?

[@TheRovingNaturalist]

Do you mean a plastic compost bin? Because my family have always made open-air compost piles contained by chicken wire or wood. We put leaves and discarded fruit and vegetable remains and eggshells in them. Making a healthy compost pile requires a mix of "ingredients." But letting leaves and/or grass clippings decompose on the lawn will certainly help keep your grass healthy!

[@bobalinx8762]

What if you frequently let your dogs out in your backyard?

[@TheRovingNaturalist]

I let my dog out in the backyard all the time! But she's always supervised, and we have a recall signal to help make sure she doesn't chase or otherwise harass wildlife.

[@Arely10R]

I'm fine with all but I don't want snakes, is there a plant to make them go away?

[@TheRovingNaturalist]

I suppose the better place to start might be with thinking about why you don't want snakes. 🙂 They, just like all other native animals in an ecosystem, have important roles to play. And no, there aren't any plants that will deter snakes (at least not that I know of).

[@Arely10R]

@@TheRovingNaturalist I just can't tell the difference between them and I am scared of them.

[@TheRovingNaturalist]

@@Arely10R That's a very understandable response! My approach is to encourage a healthy respect for animals rather than fear - fear is unfortunately a really strong motivator to do harm :( But there are a lot of resources available to help you learn to identify and understand your local snakes so you know who to welcome and who to stay a safe distance from! Please let me know if you'd like any tips on finding those resources.

[@Arely10R]

@@TheRovingNaturalist yes, I do get a lot of information from my 3rd grader because she likes to learn about Nature and all, and she gives me facts and cool important info, so hopefully I will soon stop being scared of them.

[@Arely10R]

@@TheRovingNaturalist and yes I would like more resources.

[@lizjoe21750]

Our host looks like Bryce Dallas Howard (Black Mirror: "Nosedive").

[@geeker211]

I love having a wildlife habitat in my yard, except for the raccoons, they're a nuisance. They destroy all my nesting bird houses and leave smelly poop everywhere, ugh

[@BeforeIKicktheBucket1]

Very nice!!!!!!!!!!