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Make a Certified Wildlife Habitat: Turn Your Yard into a Haven for Local Native Wild Animals and Plants

National Wildlife Federation program encourages organic gardening, use of native plants and improved habitat for local wildlife including songbirds, butterflies, and frogs. In response to declining songbird, frog, butterfly and…

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Creating a Backyard Wetland – Rain Garden

Build a natural wetland or rain garden to minimize runoff, increase watershed health, decrease lawn maintenance, and attract wildlife. Life on Earth requires clean fresh water, which is continually replenished…

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Choosing Stream Plants for Erosion Control

Understand why stream bank erosion is a concern and choose streamside plants that will help control bank erosion. Streams are sensitive ecosystems. Urban streams, in particular, are under threat. Paved…

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Marsh Plants that Clean Greywater

Marsh plants like reeds, water hyacinth, iris, and duckweed are not only beautiful, they can also help conserve and treat greywater. A wetland full of reeds, fish, frogs, and ducks…

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7 Ways to Restore a Carpet

Can we talk about how expensive carpets are? Like really! They cost a lot! Especially if it’s a new one. But they feel amazing and look amazing. However, due to…

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The 3-4-5 Rule is the Pythagorean Theorem

The Pythagorean theorem is the basis for the 3-4-5 rule. This simple math equation is a carpenter’s tool used to find or verify the squareness of a room or object.…

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