Stewardship

There are many ways that you can create, restore, and maintain important wildlife habitat on your property.  The following are quality resources to help you get involved in stewardship efforts for some of Canada’s rarest species and habitats.

Protect habitat for eastern loggerhead shrike.

• Loggerhead Shrike:  An Ontario Landowner’s Guide

Create a pollinator (and bird!) friendly garden.

• A Flower Patch for the Rusty-patched
• Creating a pollinator-friendly garden

Protect habitat for butterflies on Denman Island and Garry Oak ecosystem

• Guide to the Stewardship of Taylor’s Checkerspot on Denman Island
• Information on Establishing, Restoring and Caring for Garry Oak Habitat

Protect habitat for rattlesnakes in Ontario

• Stewardship Guide: A Resource and Field Guide for Living with Rattlesnakes in Ontario
• Snakes often re-use the same hibernation site every year. Protect existing hibernation sites, and consider building a snake hibernaculum.
  

Protect habitat for turtles

• Turtles of Ontario:  An Urban Stewardship Guide
• Stewardship of the Spiny Softshell Turtle

Build a bird or bee house

• Right Bird, Right House: Download nest box plans for your region and habitat from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology with this interactive tool
• Build a bee nest out of wood or a recycled milk carton.