Here you will find regional landscaping for wildlife guides and documents. They are mostly from universities, extension services, cities or other organizations and are tailored for specific regions and their wildlife. If you have a resource that’s not listed, please send it to me by using the contact form (also found in the pages drop down menu) and I will gladly add it.
You can find plants lists for wildlife, many which accompany these documents under the ‘Pages’ menu under ‘Regional Plant Lists‘.
All New England
- Butterfly Garden:: New England Wild Flower Society
Connecticut
- Butterfly Gardens (PDF):: Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
- Rejuvenating Old Apple Trees (PDF):: Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
- Brush Piles for Wildlife (PDF):: Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
- Mast for Wildlife (PDF):: Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
- Snags for Wildlife (PDF):: Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
- Openings for Wildlife (PDF):: Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
- Enhancing Your Backyard Habitat for Wildlife (Book):: Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
Maine
- Landscaping for Butterflies in Maine (PDF):: University of Maine Cooperative Extension
- Beneficial Insects and Spiders in Your Main Backyard (PDF):: University of Maine Cooperative Extension
- Understanding Ruby-throated Hummingbirds and Enhancing Their Habitat in Maine (PDF):: University of Maine Cooperative Extension
- Understanding Native Bees, the Great Pollinators: Enhancing Their Habitat in Maine (PDF):: University of Maine Cooperative Extension
Massachusetts
- Landscaping for Birds:: Mass Audubon
- Guidelines for the Certification of Vernal Pool Habitat (PDF):: Division of Fisheries & Wildlife Massachusetts
New Hampshire
- Butterfly Gardens (PDF):: University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension
New Jersey
- Landscaping to Create Backyard Bird Habitat:: Rutgers Cooperative Extension
- How to Create a Butterfly and Hummingbird Garden:: New Jersey Audubon
- Landscaping for Wildlife (PDF):: Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey
- Landscaping for Wildlife – Brush Piles (PDF):: Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey
- Landscaping for Wildlife – Forests (PDF):: Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey
- Landscaping for Wildlife – Shrubs (PDF):: Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey
- Landscaping for Wildlife – Wildflowers (PDF):: Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey
New York
- Butterfly Gardens (PDF):: The New York Botanical Garden
- Butterfly Gardening in the Fall:: Brooklyn Botanic Garden
- Designing a Hummingbird Garden: 15 Ways to Keep Them Coming:: Brooklyn Botanic Garden
- Twelve Ways to Design a Bird-friendly Garden:: Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Pennsylvania
- Butterflies 101 (PDF):: Lacawac Sanctuary
- Management Practices for Enhancing Wildlife Habitat (PDF):: Penn State Cooperative Extension
- Wildlife-Habitat Relationships (PDF):: Penn State Cooperative Extension
- Winter Bird Feeding: The Basics (PDF):: Penn State Cooperative Extension
- Landscaping for Wildlife: Trees, Shrubs, and Vines (PDF):: Penn State Cooperative Extension
- Warm-Season Grasses and Wildlife (PDF):: Penn State Cooperative Extension
- Meadows and Lawns: Wildlife-Friendly Alternatives to Lawn (PDF):: Penn State Cooperative Extension
- Water for Wildlife: Bird Baths and Backyard Ponds (PDF):: Penn State Cooperative Extension
- Vernal Ponds: Seasonal Habitat for Wildlife (PDF):: Penn State Cooperative Extension
- Riparian Buffers for Wildlife (PDF):: Penn State Cooperative Extension
- Dead Wood for Wildlife (PDF):: Penn State Cooperative Extension
- Neighborly Natural Landscaping: Creating Natural Environments in Residential Areas (PDF):: Penn State Cooperative Extension
- Woodlands and Wildlife (PDF):: Penn State Cooperative Extension
- Gardening for Butterflies (PDF):: Penn State Cooperative Extension
- Gardening for Pollinators (PDF):: Penn State Cooperative Extension
- Pollinator Nesting Habitat (PDF):: Penn State Cooperative Extension
- Attracting Hummingbirds (PDF):: Penn State Cooperative Extension
- Managing Habitat for American Kestrels (PDF):: Penn State Cooperative Extension
- Managing Habitat for Eastern Bluebirds (PDF):: Penn State Cooperative Extension
- Managing Habitat for Eastern Cottontails (PDF):: Penn State Cooperative Extension
Rhode Island
Vermont
- Butterflies in Your Garden:: University of Vermont Extension
- Feeding Your Butterflies:: University of Vermont Extension
- A Dozen Design Tips for Butterfly Gardens:: University of Vermont Extension
- Fall Landscaping for Wildlife:: University of Vermont Extension
- A Hummingbird Garden:: University of Vermont Extension
- Attracting Birds to the Yard or Garden:: University of Vermont Extension
- Birdscaping:: University of Vermont Extension