Tag: Wildlife

Raccoon Trapping for Beginners

Trapping is one of the most debated forms of conservation. For some,…

Jenna Delchambre Jenna Delchambre

Seed Heads Provide Food for Wildlife and Decorate the Winter Landscape

Once the last blazing maple leaf has floated to the ground and…

Jo Ann Abell Jo Ann Abell

Top Ten Wild Birds for Controlling Insects in the Garden

Destructive insects munching away on your garden plants can quickly wreak havoc…

Jo Ann Abell Jo Ann Abell

Nuisance Wildlife Encounters On the Rise

Encounters with "nuisance wildlife" have been on the upswing in recent years.…

Jo Ann Abell Jo Ann Abell

Tips from an Established Forest Garden

Starting a forest garden on your homestead is one of the best…

Elizabeth Waddington Elizabeth Waddington

Thwarting the Fox: Protecting Your Chicken Flock 

It’s late March, and a red fox has been hanging around for…

Jo Ann Abell Jo Ann Abell

Building a Backyard Habitat: Coexist with the Critters

Creating a backyard habitat is a fun, easy, and educational project in…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores

Nature’s Way: Welcoming (or At Least Tolerating) Beneficial Wildlife

Homesteaders often operate under the assumption that wildlife in general is incompatible…

Jo Ann Abell Jo Ann Abell

Born to be Wild: North American Wild Turkeys

The North American Wild Turkey can be found in every state of…

Victoria Varga Victoria Varga

We’re Being Mugged by Mother Nature

One of the biggest reasons I enjoy living out in the woods…

Neil Shelton Neil Shelton

Backyard Bird Feeding on the Homestead

It was a cold morning and I had just come in from…

Kevin Wright Kevin Wright

Keeping Skunks at Bay

Anyone old enough to remember the classic Looney Tunes cartoons is familiar…

Jo Ann Abell Jo Ann Abell

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