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Going Wild in Texas

How to foster a natural environment that's wildlife-friendly.

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What this is all about

We’ve created this site to augment the video we created for the Native Plant Society of Texas Video Contest, 2021.

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Here’s hoping we’ve inspired you to let your landscape go wild. Herein you’ll find resources to help you with that effort.

Cover photo taken at the Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge.


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Keep close to Nature’s heart… and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean…

– John Muir, as quoted by Samuel Hall Young

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Getting to Know Your Yard

Pamela Parker Caird
November 6, 2021

What I was speaking to Kelly Simon of TPWD about wildscaping, one thing she said surprised me at the time. But, in retrospect, it makes total sense.

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The Essential Elements

We’ll be building out these pages to provide information about the key elements involved in creating a wildscape. In the meantime, be sure to check out our links and reading list.

Food

You can make your property native-friendly by providing food for wildlife. And, no, we’re not just talking about bird feeders.

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Shelter

We’ll be using this page to explain further what we mean by providing shelter…

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Water

Whether it’s a pond, a fountain or a bird bath, a source of water…

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Today’s featured resource for finding the best native plants for your location

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Plant Database – The University of Texas at Austin
A source for information about plants native to North America. What they look like, what kind of soil they like, how much water they need, etc.

find more on our dedicated “Databases gone wild” Page

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Wildscaping Around the Web

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