Getting Started, Baby Steps

Do you want to have pollinator plants and a healthy ecosystem right where you live? Now is the time to get started. Doug Tallamy's Five Easy Steps for Beginners is summarized here.

1. Start a very small area and get on the MAP .

2. Think KEYSTONE species, plant an oak.

3. Keep leaves for habitat and soil health.

4. Plan a Pocket Meadow for the spring.

5. Remove invasive ornamentals (Guide pdf).