COVER

Your wildlife habitat should provide a variety of cover where animals can hide from weather and predators, plus they can provide possible nesting sites, and food sources of berries and nectar. Each animal has different requirements for cover. Below are some suggestions:

� Evergreen trees, shrubs and ground-cover are year-round refuges.

� Maintain densely branched, deciduous shrubs and vines for summer cover.

� Construct piles of brush, logs, or stone.

� Don't rake fallen leaves - this litter provides valuable ground cover.

� Create a "mini-meadow". Allow a strip or patch of grass to grow tall in unused corners of your lot.

� Water in a pond, stream, or fountain provides homes and escape for amphibians, reptiles, and insects.