As urban sprawl pushes wild things out, gardeners are creating backyard habitats to invite them back in.
Source: Save the Wildlife, One Yard at a Time: Backyard Wildlife Habitats
It is, however, plant diversity that is believed to be a crucial basis to species stability.
We have destroyed virtually 99% of the freshwater marshes in California. The plant diversity that went along with that resource has also been destroyed. When you go to the California native section of your local plant mega warehouse, where are the California native marsh and aquatic plants?
I am begging people to start introducing water resources that haven’t been poisoned with chemicals into their yards.