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1A11wESE To GET AO®IT1®NAL ASSISTANCE Additional information on Backyard Conservation is available on the Web at http:/ /www.nres.usda.gou For more information on the following topics, please contact the organizations listed below: Audubon and Audubon habitats For chapter information regarding habitat projects, call: 212- 979 -3117, or write: • National Audubon Society http://www.audubon.org B ackyard conservation practices • Bat Conservation International 512-327-9721 http://www.batcon.org • Wildlife Habitat Council 301-588-8994 E-mail: whc @wildlifehc.org http: / /www.wildlifehc.org • Your local USDA Service Center (listed in your phone book under U.S. government, Department of Agriculture) • USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service 202 - 720 -3210 http: / /wwwnres.usda.gov • USDA Farm Service Agency 202 - 720 -5237 http: / /www.fsa.usda.gov B ackyard Wildlife Habitat ■ National Wildlife Federation Backyard Wildlife Habitat Program 703-790-4434 - http: //wwwnwfiorg/habitats Developing and managing wildlife habitats and controlling unwanted wildlife • Your State fish and wildlife agency (listed in your phone book under State government) • International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 202-624-7890 Email: iafwaesso.org • The Wildlife Services office nearest you (listed in your phone book under U. S. government) • USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 301-734-7921 http: / /wwwaphis.usda.gov Horticulture, wildlife, urban forestry • Your local extension office (listed in your phone book under local government) • A land-grant university • Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service, USDA 202-720-3029 E-mail: csrees @reeusda.gov http:/ /wwwreeusda.gov • National Arbor Day Foundation 402 -474 -5655 http://www.arborday.org • USDA Forest Service http: / /wwwfs.fed.us • Your State forester (listed in your phone book under State government) Issued February 1998 Slightly Revised July 1998 Program Aid 1621 Locally -led conservation initiatives • Your local conservation district (listed in your phone book under county government) • National Association of Conservation Districts 1-800-825-5547 http://www.nacdnet.org Pollinator gardens, bee gardens • Forgotten Pollinators Campaign E-mail: fpolleneazstarnet.com http: / /www.Desert.Net/museum/fp/ Restoring and protecting wildlife habitat • Your local U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service office (listed in your phone book under U.S. government, Department of the Interior) • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 703-358-2201' http: / /wwwfws.gov Watershed, oceans, and wetlands protection • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Wetlands Hotline: 1. 800 -832 7828 Safe Drinking Water Hotline: 1-800-426-4791 http:/ /wwwepa/gov /OWOW Other sources of information • Local garden centers • Landscapers • Garden clubs ■ Native plant societies Dakota County Soil & Water Conservation District 4100 220th Street West, Suite 102 Farmington, MN 55024 651- 480 -7777 FAX 651- 480 -7775 www.dakotaswcd.org PRINTED ON 160 RECYCLED PAPER FRorrr Covaa (top) Contour striperoppin& Tim McCabe, USDA; (center) Mockingbird eating pin cherry, Richard Day Daybreak Imagery The US. Department ofAg iculture (USDA) prohibits db. dindnatlon in all its programs and activities on the basis of r ace, colon national origin, gendez religion, age, disabili- ty, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or farm ly status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to an programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information iorai1e,large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDASTARGEE Center at 202-720-2600 (voice andTDD). 7b file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director Office of Civil Rights, Room 326W,Whitten Building, 14th and Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 202509410 or nil (202) 720.5964 (voice orTDD).USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employee