Beginner's Guide to Stewardship Gardening: 3 What Can We Do?
- Andrew Hedman
- Dec 7, 2024
- 4 min read
Updated: Apr 5
BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO STEWARDSHIP GARDENING: A PRACTICAL APPROACH TO BACKYARD CONSERVATION
3 – WHAT CAN WE DO?
We've learned conservationists are saying we are in the 6th mass extinction. As Stewards, with 73% fewer animals, I suspect anyone reading this series is appalled by these statistics. With E.O. Wilson's charge to set aside 50% of surface area to preserve more than 80% of the world's species, thankfully the solution for the average homeowner is both practical and simple. The Stewardship Gardening approach encompasses 3 cornerstones for Backyard Conservation of wildlife: providing a natural food source with native plants, providing naturally filtered water, and providing habitat.
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