GREEN LIVING: Make your home a habitat for Earth Month
Try creating a welcoming habitat for wildlife in your own space. Whether you have a modestly sized backyard, a large acreage or a balcony, you can help attract songbirds, butterflies, pollinators and other beneficial critters that enhance your outdoor experience and help protect the natural environment.Did you know that your garden can function as a great source of both food and shelter?
Try planting milkweed—there’s more on that below regarding its importance to monarch butterflies. Of course, make sure to plant only the non-invasive species on your property. Fall is the best time to plant milkweed and, for those interested, the Greater Sudbury Pollinator Project has compiled some excellent resources to help you get started.When planning out your garden, include a few protruding sticks or rocks to allow pollinators a place to land and drink water.
You can help rebuild the dwindling population of monarch butterflies by simply planting non-invasive milkweed in your garden. Try butterfly milkweed or swamp milkweed , which don’t spread by underground runners like the common milkweed.Spring is also a great time to get outside and explore and to shake off, at long last, the cabin fever of winter.
Be aware that some people are out enjoying nature and birdwatching, so keep your dogs on a leash while walking on public trails. The City now has three off-leash dog parks where you can allow your dog to run free.Coalition for a Liveable Sudbury and Greater Sudbury Public Library are collaborating on the creation of a Climate Justice Corner at the Main Branch of the library.
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