Backyard Ecology™

Inspiring a love of nature and empowering people to create beautiful, vibrant ecosystems where they live, work, and play

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The Backyard Ecologist’s Newsletter

The official newsletter of Backyard Ecology™

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Each week you’ll receive:

  • Stories and thoughts from Shannon and Anthony which aren’t included in the regular Backyard Ecology™ blogs, podcasts, and videos.
  • A weekly tip for creating and maintaining your own thriving backyard ecosystem.
  • Important Backyard Ecology™ news and upcoming events.
  • Round ups of the most recent Backyard Ecology™ blogs, podcasts, and videos.

You’ll get all this and more for free and wrapped up in a single email that only takes approximately 5 minutes to read.

Let us help you explore nature and create a thriving backyard ecosystem you can enjoy and be proud of.

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Backyard Ecology™’s Guiding Principles:

🦋 Curiosity: Nature is fun, interesting, and worth exploring. We will never know everything. Answers lead to more questions. That’s half the fun.

🦋 Balanced: You don’t have to choose. You can support nature AND have a beautiful property that you can enjoy and be proud of.

🦋 Science informed: Habitat creation and management should be based on the latest scientific research available. This is true regardless of whether you’re working in a small garden or on hundreds of acres.

🦋 Stewardship: Anyone can make a positive difference in the natural world and leave an ecological legacy on their property.