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Habitat Network: Native Grasses for Your Native Lawn

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how to use native grasses to increase wildlife diversity in a backyard.
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Habitat Network: Native Lawn Ftw! (For the Win)

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the advantages of planting native grasses in a lawn.
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Habitat Network: Salt Lake Xeriscape: Design Challenge

For Students 9th - 10th
Design Challenge takes photos of tricky spots in people's yards and puts them out there for advice from the professionals at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Check out how xeriscaping can help this Utah yard.
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Habitat Network: Learn From 'Xperienced Xeriscape Gardeners

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how landscapers are using a gardening technique that uses little water.
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Habitat Network: Red Bearberry for Bellport Resilience: Design Challenge

For Students 9th - 10th
Design Challenge takes photos of tricky spots in people's yards and puts them out there for advice from the professionals at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Check out this challenge of a yard in upstate New York.
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Habitat Network: The Seven Principles of Xeriscape

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how landscapers are using a gardening technique that uses little water.
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Habitat Network: Allegheny Prairie: Design Challenge

For Students 9th - 10th
Design Challenge takes photos of tricky spots in people's yards and puts them out there for advice from the professionals at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Check out the ideas generated for this Pennsylvania back yard.
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Habitat Network: Bees Use Drugs? Evidence of Self Medication

For Students 9th - 10th
There has been documented evidence that honey bees increase their foraging of antibiotic plant resins when under stress from fungal pathogens. Could more access to certain plants provide some solutions for decreasing bee populations?
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Habitat Network: A Backyard in Queens: Design Challenge

For Students 9th - 10th
Design Challenge takes photos of tricky spots in people's yards and puts them out there for advice from the professionals at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
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Habitat Network: Michigan Management Plan: Design Challenge

For Students 9th - 10th
Design Challenge takes photos of tricky spots in people's yards and puts them out there for advice from the professionals at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Check out how they plan to increase biodiversity in this Michigan back yard.
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Habitat Network: Crazy About Birds: Houzz Series

For Students 9th - 10th
An introduction to a bimonthly bird series featuring a community of homeowners interested in design.
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Habitat Network: Maine Squeeze: Design Challenge

For Students 9th - 10th
Design Challenge takes photos of tricky spots in people's yards and puts them out there for advice from the professionals at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Check out the ecological ideas for this backyard from Maine.
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Habitat Network: Pa Pondering: Design Challenge

For Students 9th - 10th
Design Challenge takes photos of tricky spots in people's yards and puts them out there for advice from the professionals at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Check out the eco-challenges in this Pennsylvania back yard.
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Habitat Network: Tabula Rasa: Design Challenge

For Students 9th - 10th
Design Challenge takes photos of tricky spots in people's yards and puts them out there for advice from the professionals at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Check out the ecological possibilities with this blank slate.
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Habitat Network: Southeast: Fruit Producing Trees

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out why native fruit-producing trees and shrubs are essential components of diverse habitats.
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Habitat Network: Pacific Mixed Forest: Fruit Producing Trees

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out why native fruit-producing trees and shrubs are essential components of diverse habitats.
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Habitat Network: California Chaparral: Fruit Producing Trees

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out why native fruit-producing trees and shrubs are essential components of diverse habitats.
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Habitat Network: New York Swing: Design Challenge

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how to transform a common-style backyard area to include plants that will invite wildlife like songbirds, butterflies, and hummingbirds.
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Habitat Network: Encouraging Beneficial Insects Pays Off

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out why insects are an excellent sign of a healthy ecosystem, as they play a vital ecological role.
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Habitat Network: Pollinators at Home: Intro to Pollinator Gardening

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how to provide native plants that foster the activity of insects and other pollinators.
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Habitat Network: At a School

For Students 9th - 10th
Get some help planning a wildlife-friendly outdoor area at school.
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Habitat Network: Pond Basics

For Students 9th - 10th
Considering adding a pond to increase the diversity of wildlife found there.
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Habitat Network: The Special Nature of Arid Landscapes

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how to make the most of a desert environment in order to foster a wide array of species diversity.
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Habitat Network: Green Roofs

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how green roofs can benefit the ecosystem and wildlife diversity.