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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Habitat Feature: Making Mud

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how mud puddles in a backyard ecosystem make for a welcome habitat for many species.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Climate and Habitat: What They Have to Do With Each Other

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out what climate and habitat have to do with each other as it relates to the diversity of an ecosystem.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Habitat Feature: Bare Earth for Native Pollinators

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out why keeping a part of your yard as bare ground is important for providing nesting habitat for native bees.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Habitat Feature: Bee Houses

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out what bees and bee hives can bring to a backyard habitat.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Habitat Feature: Nesting Materials

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn that of the best parts of providing habitat for birds in a yard is the possibility of being chosen as a nesting site.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Habitat Feature: Shelter for Reptiles and Amphibians

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out why creating and conserving habitat for amphibians and reptiles is important.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Habitat Feature: Milkweeds

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how milkweed plants foster habitat diversity in a backyard ecosystem.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: A Habitat for a Wild "Pet"

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
After observing and naming elements of an animal's habitat, and reading The Salamander Room by Anne Mazer, students write fictional stories about finding and caring for a wild animal. A printable graphic organizer, a teacher example, and...
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Map Your Community

For Students 9th - 10th
The Habitat network wants to show how mapping is a powerful way to connect you to your community.
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Activity
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Support Turtles: A Goal for Your Site?

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how a common backyard habitat can become a welcome habitat site for turtles.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Announcing: Photo Upload

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about direct photo upload to the Habitat Network crowdsourcing citizen science website.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Introduction to the Groups Tool

For Students 9th - 10th
Habitat Network introduces the Groups Tool that helps connect citizen scientists across the country.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Structure, Cover, & Shelter

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how to build an appropriate habitat for birds and other animals to maintain structural diversity.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Water

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about some different ways to provide water for any type of backyard habitat.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Effective and Safe Alternatives to Insecticides

For Students 9th - 10th
The Habitat Network discusses the effective and safe alternatives to common pest treatments.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Increase Canopy Cover by Planting and Maintaining Trees

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out the ecological benefits of filling a backyard habitat with trees.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Ecological, Practical, Aesthetic Advantages of Wild Shorelines

For Students 9th - 10th
Habitat Network examines what we know about the ecological functioning of shorelines, and makes recommendations for design, planting, and management of these specialized zones.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Find Out How Your Lawn Measures Up

For Students 9th - 10th
Based on a Calfornia ordinance that limits the size of lawns, Habitat Network offers some alternatives for a species-rich backyard.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Creating Vernal Pools

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the importance of creating vernal pools for habitat diversity.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: The (Un)importance of Lawn

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out why it is important to grow more than just a lawn full of grass in a backyard habitat.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Brush Piles

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out why brush piles are beneficial to a habitat.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: With Your Neighbors

For Students 9th - 10th
Habitat Network challenges citizen scientists to organize their communities as a positive force for birds.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Cats in the Wildlife Garden: Can They Have Cake and Catio Too?

For Students 9th - 10th
Habitat Network offers one solution to having an indoor or outdoor cat- a cat patio, or catio.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Planning Tool: Let Us Analyze Your Map So You Can Set Goals

For Students 9th - 10th
Habitat Network is encouraging citizen scientists to fill out characteristics for backyard sites. They will analyze individuals' maps and give credit for taking certain actions.

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