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Butterflies
Butterflies - Landscaping for Butterflies from The Villages Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society
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The Villages Butterfly and Garden Club - VBF Gardens
This an excellent resource plus there is a butterfly garden hosted by the Lady Lake Seventh-Day Adventist Church. On their web, there is a beginner section on how to get started with your own butterfly garden with plant recommendations (host, nectar, trees, groundcovers) and a club database of plants. Not all plants are natives. You can check the native status using the The Atlas of Florida Plants. Currently, the Club meets on the 3rd Friday of each month at 1:30 p.m. at Fish Hawk Village Recreation Center. Check The Villages Rec Guide to verify meeting information.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission: Species Profiles of Florida's Butterflies
Monarch Watch: Projects and information on preserving monarch butterflies. "Monarch butterfly populations are declining due to loss of habitat. To assure a future for monarchs, conservation and restoration of milkweeds needs to become a national priority." Chip Taylor, Director of Monarch Watch
University of Florida/IFAS: Type the word BUTTERFLIES in the search engine for a wealth of information on creating your own Butterfly Garden. One of the best in Florida Butterfly Gardens
Florida Wildflowers and Butterflies, sponsored in part by Florida Museum and Florida Wildflower Foundation, Inc. You may search for a specific wildflower or butterfly, learn about the ecosystems where wildflowers will grow, and take a photographic visit to the Florida Butterfly Garden.
Bats
Florida Bat Conservancy: Problme with a bat? Or maybe you want to attact bats to eat insects in your area. http://floridabats.org
Birds
Cornell Lab of Ornithology: The Best Trees, Vines, And Shrubs To Plant For Birds: A Starter List (Recommendations from Robert Stamp.) These are not particulary trees native to Florida or appropriate for Central Florida.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/Page.aspx?pid=1139
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service: https://www.fws.gov/library/categories Search for birds.
Florida Natural Areas Inventory: https://www.fnai.org/
Native Florida: Your Florida Backyard: http://www.nsis.org Habitat and food information for birds, butterflies, and other animals – nest boxes, etc.
The Insect Apocalypse Is Here
What does it mean for the rest of life on Earth?
This article from the New York Times is about bugs, but I have noticed the same phenomenon with birds.
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