Landscaping for Wildlife in the Pacific Northwest [Paperback]

Russell Link (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 2003

Whether you are planting a yard from scratch or modifying an existing area, Landscaping for Wildlife in the Pacific Northwest will help you select, arrange, and maintain plants and other landscape elements that fulfill wildlife needs. Homeowners, property owners, professional wildlife managers, landscape architects, and garden designers will all find it invaluable.

Editorial Reviews

Review

An awesome resource for anybody who wants to attract and nurture wildlife in the garden. . . . it is clearly and simply written, with hundreds of tips and how-tos that cover everything from pet door problems to keeping mice and rats out of the house. -- Seattle Post-Intelligencer, December 8, 1999

About the Author

Russell Link is a wildlife biologist with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife; he also has extensive experience in the field of landscape architecture.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: University of Washington Press (June 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0295978201
• ISBN-13: 978-0295978208
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #224,094 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #68 in Books > Professional & Technical > Professional Science > Biological Sciences > Zoology > Animal Behavior & Communication

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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Landscaping for Wildlife Book, March 22, 2000

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Jane Stewart, McComb Road Nursery (Sequim, WA 98382-7882) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Landscaping for Wildlife in the Pacific Northwest (Paperback)

Link, Russell, Landscaping for Wildlife in the Pacific Northwest, University of Washington Press, Seattle, 1999, 320p.

Soft cover, perfect binding, acid free paper, 8.5 X 11.

The book is divided into 5 parts 1) Wildlife Habitat Design and Maintenance 2) Pacific Northwest Wildlife in the Landscape 3) Special Features for Wildlife Landscapes 4) Coexisting with Wildlife 5) Appendices

Volume has good index , bibliographic references and is clearly printed.

Over one third of the book is in the Appendices, they are excellent, perhaps its best `part'.

A) Pacific Northwest Habitats B) Wildlife Plants Lists, Tables, and Maps C) Landscape and Wildlife Information for Specific Plants D) Construction Plans for Nest Boxes and Bird Feeders E) Resources (in my opinion, very important)

Content:

Well written, educationally enhanced by wonderful illustrations, good examples and step-by-step procedures. Quality, abet small, section of color photos of wildlife identification and descriptions. Includes description of habitat construction from apartment balcony to acreage. Also discusses ponds, dust paths, nest boxes and nest structures, feeders with detailed tables, brush piles, snags, hedgerows, bird watching, problems with wildlife and responsible pet ownership.

Book can be read as text or used as a reference resource. The publication is a must for any land steward or wildlife enthusiast. An excellent purchase as a gift for yourself or fellow enthusiast. Available in bookstores or if you order from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife you receive a copy autographed by Russell.

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars more than just the Pacific Northwest, August 30, 2000

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Trish Meyer (Sandia Park, NM, USA) - See all my reviews
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We live in Southern California so I was a bit dubious how useful this book would be. Happily, it still has much to offer for anyone wishing to wildscape. There's plenty of general advice re. food/water/nesting sites etc. and good plans for bird houses and bat houses. There's a nice chapter on attracting hummingbirds and butterflies, and plenty about creating and maintaining water features (a huge attraction for wildlife in hot areas like ours).

You will need to cross reference the plant lists against what's native for your area, and find your own local native plant nurseries, but there's still lots of great advice here for wildlife gardeners that can be adapted to almost any region.

Trish

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book to give away to friends and relatives!, September 1, 2006

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Zigzagmolly (Zigzag, OR USA) - See all my reviews

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This is my 4th or 5th purchase of this wonderful book. I have given all my copies away and need another for myself. It has great resources on the plants birds, insects and animals use for food, cover, etc. We made our voilet green swallow nest boxes from the plans in the book. We've watched new swallows peek out and take their first flight every year since we put them up.

We live in the foothills of Mt. Hood and it took me a few months after moving here to realize I shouldn't bring the invasive plants I used in town to the mountains. And I realized I could have turned my city home into a wildlife haven. The book is a great resources for all city, suburb or rural locales in the PNW.

It's just a wonderful book!