BIRD CONSERVATION RESOURCES

Homeowner Bird Box Program

Maintaining and Monitoring Your Bird Boxes

How to Monitor a Bluebird Nesting Box

How to Identify What Type of Bird is Nesting in Your Box

Bluebird Nesting Box Specifications and Placement Instructions

Ken Leister's DIY Bluebird Nesting Box Construction Plans

Bird-Friendly Coffee

Cat, Birds, and YOU

FIREFLIES

Silent Sparks  This is the website for the book by Sara Lewis with great information about fireflies including videos and even a TED talk to help you learn more about the fascinating world of fireflies.

Firefly Watch  Get involved counting fireflies in your yard for citizen science!  Also see live distribution maps of firefly activity.

Butterflies and Moths of North America  Participate in citizen science by observing moths in your yard at night.  Also use this database for researching moths in your area including their host plants!

Favorite Books

Silent Sparks by Sara Lewis

For kids:

Sam and the Firefly by P.D. Eastman

The Very Lonely Firefly by Eric Carle

The Very Quiet Cricket by Eric Carle

For learning about singing insects of the night:

The Songs of Insects by Lang Elliott

Cricket Radio by John Himmelman

MEADOWS

Meadow Planning and Maintenance
Tips from the Trust's Stewardship Staff

How to Create a Meadow in Southeast Pennsylvania:
The Basics

Alternatives to Lawn: Choosing What’s Right for You

Wildflower Meadows: Let’s Get Real

Meadows and Prairies: Wildlife-Friendly
Alternatives to Lawn

The Landscape Plug Manual

POLLINATORS

Attracting Pollinators to Your Garden

SHADE

Shade Garden Planning and Maintenance
Tips from the Trust's Stewardship Staff

STREAMSIDE/RIPARIAN AREAS

Streamside Planning and Maintenance
Tips from the Trust's Stewardship Staff

SCRUB-SHRUB HABITAT

Beauty in the Brambles