I don’t agree with the National Wildlife Federation often. They’re eager proponents of global warming, for example.
But I fell in love with the idea of a Backyard Habitat; the notion that we make our own small eco-system, be it yard or balcony/pation, into a haven for the critters by supplying food, places to nest, water and cover. It’s directly in keeping with the conservative philosophy...take care of your space and the planet will benefit.
Children benefit from living with critters such as butterflies, birds, yeah even snakes are of benefit, it’s part of the plan. Habitat yards can be beautiful places to live and for sure my daughter, and granddaughter, benefitted greatly from the exposure to this concept. In fact my daughter called me during the snow storm to tell me that she’d been feeding the bird through the storm. Granddaughter Kaitlyn knows birds as I teach her through their sound, and sight, of course.
It’s the concept that you don’t go out telling the rest of the world how to live, that you take care of your little spot of the world. Everybody takes care of their space and the space then becomes the planet.
It ain’t rocket science.
I know the bird fellows and critters in my yard as well as my family...hell they ARE my family.
They’re doing just fine, thank you, and they’d tell you there’s no such thing as global warming.
These people seem to be better than most. They suggest humans need to be better “stewards” for the planet but don’t seem to force opinions on us. They don’t simply complain and want government controls, they buy land to turn it into better habitats.