Building a Better Backyard for Wildlife
From Our Wild Lives by The Wildlife Society
March 13, 2026 · 41 min
About this episode
Shaun McCoshum discusses how homeowners can enhance biodiversity and support wildlife in their yards.
As spring begins to emerge, so does the opportunity to support wildlife and increase biodiversity in your own yard. In this episode of “Our Wild Lives,” TWS member Shaun McCoshum, a botanist and landscape ecologist, tells us about what has been lost from North American landscapes and how homeowners can mimic missing ecological processes to support wildlife in their own yards. McCoshum shares practical yard strategies beyond planting native plants, including amending your soil, bui...
People in this episode
Guest: Shaun McCoshum
Topics covered
- wildlife
- biodiversity
- landscape ecology
- home gardening
- native plants
Keywords
- wildlife
- biodiversity
- landscape ecology
- native plants
- yard strategies
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Wildlife Society
Places: North America
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