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"Four years ago, Melody Murray started noticing these cute signs in her
Portland, Oregon neighborhood of Sullivan’s Gulch. Posted in residents’ front
yards, the signs read: “Certified Backyard Habitat” with a drawing of a black,
red and white spotted towhee sitting on a leafy branch.
“I didn’t know what they were for,” says the Ohio native who moved to Oregon in
1994. Her curiosity piqued, she went online and quickly found out: The Backyard
Habitat Certification began as a joint project of Columbia Land Trust and
Portland Audubon (now called the Bird Alliance of Oregon) to encourage urban
residents to garden without pesticides, plant native plants and remove invasive
species. All of these practices support a flourishing community of native
birds, insects and other wildlife."
Via
Positive.News
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
