文档介绍：Backyard Conservation
Bringing
Conservation
From the
Countryside to
Your Backyard
A cooperative project of
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
National Association of Conservation Districts
Wildlife Habitat Council
INTRODUCTION
From the countryside
to your backyard
A tradition of caring for our natural resources
armers and ranchers, and many Most of that land, billion acres, is man-
homeowners, are making progress in aged by farmers and ranchers. More than 92
Fnatural resource can million acres of land—an area the size of
join their conservation tradition, right in your California—is privately developed and much
own backyard. of it is tended by homeowners.
There are nearly 2 billion acres of land in the Farmers and ranchers use conservation plans
United States. About 70 percent of that land to help them apply practices that meet their
is privately owned, and care of that land is in production objectives and protect soil, water,
Jim Archambeault the hands of those who live and work on it. air, plant, and animal may want
to develop a plan for your own backyard to
help you apply conservation measures that fit
your needs. Or maybe, for now, you’d like to
try just a few of the activities in this book.
We hope you’ll enjoy these activities that
bring beauty and diversity to your yard—
whether your “yard” is measured in acres,
feet, or flower know you’ll feel good
about improving the environment and joining
the conservation tradition of America’s farm-
ers and ranchers.
Jim Archambeault
Richard Day, Daybreak Imagery Daybreak Day, Richard
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Lynn Betts, USDA Lynn
Lynn Betts, USDA Lynn
Alana Edwards
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tom right) Northern cardinal,
female; (bottom left) Water and
plants to attract butterflies; (top
left) Water lily.
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(top) Constructed wetland with
landscaping; (right) Purple
prairie coneflowers; (bott