Master Gardeners Show
How To Attract Wildlife
UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre
Co.) Homeowners who prefer
live action in their gardens can get
tips on attracting birds, small
mammals, insects, and other wild
life to their property at a Penn
State Cooperative Extension ex
hibit during the 2000 Pennsylva
nia Farm Show.
The display, which is located in
the Family Comer on the second
floor of the Northeast Building
will use photographic panels to
detail four elements of a suburban
or rural garden that attracts crea
tures ranging from butterflies to
bunnies.
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Volunteers from Penn State’s
Master Gardener Program will
staff the display. “We will answer
questions, offer advice, and pro
vide detailed fact sheets on how to
attract a variety of animal and in
sect life to your yard,” said Connie
Schmotzer, horticultural assistant
in the York County cooperative
extension office. “For people who
are experiencing a problem with a
specific species, we will have
wildlife control fact sheets avail
able.”
Schmotzer explained the dis
play suggests four ways to provide
a haven for wildlife:
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■ Food. Birds and animals often
eat seeds and berries from plants,
and gardeners can choose plants
that offer food sources throughout
the year. “We also can show you
how using pesticides on foliage
plants can deter and harm wild
life,” Schmotzer said.
• Cover. Different species of
plants provide shelter and protec
tion for animals that occupy dif
ferent habitats within the environ
ment “There are bird species that
like to nest in evergreens, others
that like shrubs of different
heights.
• Water. Water sources are very
important to sustain wildlife popu
lations, according to Schmotzer.
Homeowners can use bird baths,
waterfalls, water gardens, ponds
or marshlands to attract various
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species. “Even setting a tray of
water out can be an adequate sup
ply,” she added.
• Space to Raise Young. “It’s
important to provide undisturbed
places around the fringes of your
property where birds and animals
can raise young in relative safety,”
Schmotzer said. Such areas in
clude dead tree stumps, hedge
rows, shrubs of varying size and
even a small brush pile.
“Pennsylvania and other states
are rapidly losing acres of natural
area to suburban development,”
Schmotzer said. “Many native
plant species are replaced with
lawns or exotic plants that are of
little or no value to wildlife. Los
ing these native plant species also
affects insects and animals who
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may depend on these plants for
food, shelter or cover.”
Schmotzcr said visitors to the
Farm Show also can get detailed
information on Penn State’s Mas
ter Gardener program.
There are more than 1,500 Mas
ter Gardeners in 58 counties pur
suing activities ranging from gar
den club lectures to creating horti
cultural trial gardens. “Master
Gardeners are there to help con
sumers and provide educational
programs.”
To join the program, partici
pants must fill out an application,
go through an intensive interview,
and take a test on horticultural top
ics. Candidates accepted into the
program must complete 30 hours
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