Beat the Summertime Blues with Backyard Conservation!

Looking for a project that will keep the children busy, that doesn't cost much, helps the environment, and is as close as your own backyard?

Try Backyard Conservation!

A free, 28-page color Backyard Conservation booklet from the Natural Resources Conservation Service, National Association of Conservation Districts, and Wildlife Habitat Council, will show you and your family how to make your backyard a friendlier place for nature.

Call (toll free) 1-888-LANDCARE for a free copy. You can also visit the Backyard Conservation website at www.nrcs.usda.gov.

Children and parents alike will learn how to use smaller-scale conservation practices that have been used on American farms for decades-such as terracing, tree planting, composting, mulching, wildlife habitat, wetlands, ponds, water conservation, nutrient management, and pest management.

By using these practices, you and your family can provide important wildlife habitat while saving our precious natural resources. It's a great way to teach today's youth to "think globally, but act locally"-in their own backyard!

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