Post by WVsnowflake on May 13, 2008 17:33:48 GMT -6
I am sure this can be applied to anywhere in the US
Although most of Michigan's amphibians are small and secretive, with just a little effort you can create a haven for them in your own yard. Here are a few suggestions:
Leave some leaf litter under your trees, shrubs and in the garden.
Encourage native ground cover, grasses and wildflowers; a finely manicured lawn is attractive to people but not to most frogs and toads or other wildlife.
Build a burrow for toads for them to hide. Click here for more information.
Build a shallow pond that includes natural pond vegetation and rocks in and around. For more details call the number above.
Erect a toad light. A toad light is a light that is set no higher than 3 feet and is placed near a border between a garden or rockery and a lawn area. The light attracts insects on which the toads feed at night.
Try to discourage children and others from capturing and caging frogs and toads in your yard and elsewhere.
Minimize the use of pesticides and fertilizers in the yard.
www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10370_12148-35095--,00.html
Although most of Michigan's amphibians are small and secretive, with just a little effort you can create a haven for them in your own yard. Here are a few suggestions:
Leave some leaf litter under your trees, shrubs and in the garden.
Encourage native ground cover, grasses and wildflowers; a finely manicured lawn is attractive to people but not to most frogs and toads or other wildlife.
Build a burrow for toads for them to hide. Click here for more information.
Build a shallow pond that includes natural pond vegetation and rocks in and around. For more details call the number above.
Erect a toad light. A toad light is a light that is set no higher than 3 feet and is placed near a border between a garden or rockery and a lawn area. The light attracts insects on which the toads feed at night.
Try to discourage children and others from capturing and caging frogs and toads in your yard and elsewhere.
Minimize the use of pesticides and fertilizers in the yard.
www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10370_12148-35095--,00.html
