Landscape for Wildlife:: Mid-Atlantic

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‘.

Delaware

• Attracting Butterflies to Your Yard:: Delaware Audubon

Maryland

• Gardening for Butterflies (PDF):: Brookside Gardens
• Landscaping to Attract Birds:: Baltimore Bird Club
• Maryland’s Wild Acres Program:: Maryland Department of Natural Resources

North Carolina

• Going Native: Urban Landscaping for Wildlife With Native Plants:: NC State Cooperative Extension
• Managing Backyards and Other Urban Habitats for Birds (PDF):: NC State Cooperative Extension
• Reptiles and Amphibians in your backyard (PDF):: North Carolina Cooperative Extension
• Butterflies in Your Backyard (PDF):: NC State Cooperative Extension
• Landscaping for Wildlife with Native Plants (PDF):: NC State University Extension Service
• Working with Wildlife: Herbaceous Plants for Wildlife (PDF):: Stewardship Forest
• Working with Wildlife: Bats (PDF):: Stewardship Forest
• Working with Wildlife: Hummingbirds & Butterflies (PDF):: Stewardship Forest
• Working with Wildlife: Pools for Amphibians (PDF):: Stewardship Forest
• Working with Wildlife: Snags and Downed Logs (PDF):: Stewardship Forest
• Working with Wildlife: Songbirds (PDF):: Stewardship Forest
• Working with Wildlife: Low Cost Habitat Improvements (PDF):: Stewardship Forest

South Carolina

• Attracting and Feeding Songbirds:: Clemson Cooperative Extension
• Butterfly Gardening (PDF):: Clemson Cooperative Extension

Virginia

• Backyard Wildlife Habitats:: Virginia Cooperative Extension
• Habitat at Home (PDF):: Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
• Habitat for Wildlife:: Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
• Using Native Plants to Attract Birds in the Washington D.C. Area and Virginia (PDF):: Green Springs Garden, Fairfax County

West Virginia

• Butterflies and Butterfly Gardening in West Virginia:: West Virginia University Extension Service
• Butterflies and Birds (PDF):: West Virginia University Extension Service
• Beauty in Your Backyard: Attracting and Feeding Summer Birds (PDF):: West Virginia University Extension Service
• Attracting Ruby-throated Hummingbirds (PDF):: West Virginia University Extension Service
• West Virginia Wild Yards (PDF):: West Virginia Division of Natural Resources