Landscape Plants for Wildlife

The publication includes some of the more important landscape plants to consider for wildlife benefits around homes or for planting on acreages or farms. The larger areas of acreages and farms often include wildlife habitats such as grasslands, wooded riparian (creek) zones, windbreaks, vegetated ravines, tree groves, and odd uncultivated areas. Conservation of these natural habitat areas benefits wildlife.

Protecting snags (dead trees) benefits cavity nesting
birds such as chickadees, woodpeckers, tree swallows, owls,
and others. If the snag is in a location where it might cause a safety or other concern, consider cutting it about 15 feet above the ground. Leaving the tall stump will provide nesting and foraging spots for cavity nesters. Some property owners on land without snags have created them using small tree trunks placed vertically in the ground like tall (15 feet) fence posts.