May Wildlife News, Tricks, and TipsJohn,

This Garden for Wildlife Month, connect with nature where you live by gardening
at home. Gardening is a great way to enjoy the outdoors and discover wildlife
right in our own yard or neighborhood. By creating a natural garden that
provides food, water, cover, and places to raise young, you are providing the
essential elements of wildlife habitat. Once you’re done, certify your wildlife habitat garden
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Certified Wildlife Habitat® sign. Available online now through June 30, 2020. Enter code GARDEN20.

-The Garden for Wildlife Team


[[link removed]]FACTS ABOUT THE “MURDER HORNET”
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HOLY INVASIVE SPECIES, Ranger Rick! While the wildlife nation is in a panic over
a new yellow insect with an unfortunately devious nickname, we are on the case
to get to the bottom of the so-called “Murder Hornet.” Unmasking the invasive
species to be the Asian giant hornet ( Vespa mandarinia ), our naturalists, always packing knowledge in their handy utility belts, have
all that you need to know about these Vespas.

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[[link removed]]SPECIES OF CONCERN ACROSS AMERICA: FIND YOUR STATE
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In honor of the 15th anniversary of Endangered Species Day earlier this month,
let’s take a look at some of the most threatened species in each state and
territory of the United States.

FIND YOUR STATE AND LEARN ABOUT SOME DIVERSE, AT-RISK SPECIES
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OUR COUNTRY IS FACING ITS WORST ECONOMIC CRISIS IN DECADES [#]

[[link removed]] Our country is facing its worst economic crisis in decades — and one that risks
hobbling an entire generation of young workers unless our leaders act fast. One
of the best solutions to help put young Americans back to work and to restore
our public lands and wildlife is a 21st century Civilian Conservation Corps.

Collin O’Mara, president and CEO of the National Wildlife Federation, wrote
about the monumental challenges facing youth and how a modern adaptation of one
of President Franklin Roosevelt’s most important economic and conservation
policies offers a potential solution:

In 1933, when President Franklin Roosevelt created the C.C.C., he was facing, as
we are today, the possibility of a lost generation of young people. The
conservation-minded president’s idea was to hire young unemployed men for
projects in forestry, soil conservation and recreation. By 1942, the 3.4 million
participants in “Roosevelt’s Tree Army” had planted more than three billion
trees, built hundreds of parks and wildlife refuges and completed thousands of
miles of trails and roads.

We can prevent a youth unemployment crisis from hobbling the next generation,
strengthen local economies and bolster community resilience, but we must act now
to put millions of young people to work restoring America’s natural treasures.

READ THE FULL OPINION PIECE HERE
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[[link removed]]BEAVERS, TROUT, AND A CHANGING CLIMATE
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Research seeks to ensure beaver-related stream restoration is a boon rather than
a bother for native trout. Learn how these fuzzy rodents fit into scientific and
sound conservation.

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[[link removed]]A GREEN PATH FORWARD
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Congress is considering a plan that would tie all the benefits of the outdoors
together: generate new jobs, create new opportunities for recreation, and
provide fuel for state and local economies. It’s called the Land and Water
Conservation Fund (LWCF) and for more than five decades it has helped create and
maintain parks, hiking and biking trails, ballfields, waterfront access, and so
much more in nearly every county in the United States.

LEARN HOW NWF BELIEVES WE CAN MOVE FORWARD
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THIS GARDEN FOR WILDLIFE MONTH, ENJOY NATURE AND GARDENING AT HOME
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Gardening is a great way to connect with the outdoors and discover wildlife
right in our own yard or neighborhood. Here are some online resources
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spaces to relax and unwind.

CHECK THEM OUT.
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What Friends of Wildlife Are Reading

* This New Bill Helps to Provide Water Access During Pandemic
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* Colleges and Universities Stop 380 Million Plastic Bottles From Going to the
Landfill
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* How You Can Help Our Disappearing Bumble Bees
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* Softening Our Shorelines: Solutions for People and Wildlife Alike
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* The 15th Annual International Endangered Species Day is May 15 – How Are You
Planning to Celebrate?
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