Woods in Your Backyard Table of Contents

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Woods in Your Backyard

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1
Getting to Know Your Woods:
A Landowner's Primer

Chapter 2
Home Improvement for Wildlife:
Making Your Woods
Attractive to Wildlife

Chapter 3
Beauty and Adventure Out Your Backdoor:
A Place for Fun and Reflection

Chapter 4
From Mushrooms to Maple Syrup:
Specialty Products from Your Woods

Chapter 5
Safe, Safer, Safest:
Be Aware of Woodland Hazards

Chapter 6
Being a Friend to Your Woods:
Protecting Your Land from Damage

Chapter 7
Neighborly and Family Relations:
Benefits of Working Together

Chapter 8
Turning Great Ideas into Action:
Planning is the Key!

Glossary

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Introduction

1. Getting to Know Your Woods: A Landowners Primer

Family Project: Scouting Your Land: A Woodland Expedition

2. Home Improvement for Wildlife: Making Your Woods Attractive to Wildlife
Family Project: A Wildlife Safari in Your Woods

3. Beauty and Adventure Out Your Backdoor: A Place for Fun and Reflection
Family Project: Planning a Woodland Wildflower Garden

4. From Mushrooms to Maple Syrup: Specialty Products from Your Woods
Family Project: You Can Grow Mushrooms!

5. Safe, Safer, Safest: Be Aware of Woodland Hazards
Family Project: How to Find Your Way in the Woods; Basic Map and Compass Skills

6. Being a Friend to Your Woods: Protecting Your Land from Damage
Family Project: Getting Down and Dirty with Your Kids: The Soil Beneath Your Feet

7. Neighborly and Family Relations: Benefits of Working Together
Family Project: How About a Community Trail?

8. Turning Great Ideas into Action: Planning is the Key!
Family Project: Creating a Plant for Work and Fun

Glossary