NOW
NOW FROM
NOW FROM THE PREMIER OF BLUE CROSS STUDIO.
CROSS STUDIO. >> WELCOME TO NEW DAY
NORTHWEST.
NORTHWEST. THIS WEEK IS WILDLIFE IN THE
CITY WEEK.
CITY WEEK. IT'S A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
NATIONAL WIDE LIFE FEDERATION
AND WORKSHOPS ARE BEING HELD
AROUND WESTERN WASHINGTON.
HERE TO HELP US CELEBRATE BY
BUILDING A WILDLIFE HABITAT
GARDEN IS THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE
FEDERATION.
FEDERATION. >> GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU TOO.
EVERYBODY CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE
FROM BIRDS AND BUTTERFLIES AND
BEES RIGHT IN THEIR OWN YARD BY
MAKING A WILDLIFE HABITAT
GARDEN.
GARDEN.
GARDEN. >> AND YOU DON'T NEED A LOT OF
ROOM?
ROOM?
ROOM? >>
ROOM? >> YOU DON'T.
YOU CAN DO IT ON A RURAL
PROPERTY OR CITY DECK AND IF
YOU CAN PLANT SOMETHING YOU CAN
DO SOMETHING FOR WILDLIFE.
I HAVE JUST SOME NATIVE PLANTS
TO THE REGION THAT PROVIDES
NECTAR AND BERRIES.
>> I WANT TO ASK ABOUT YOUR
BOOK.
BOOK.
BOOK. >>
BOOK. >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> IS THIS THE SECOND GO
AROUND.
AROUND.
AROUND. >> IT'S THE SECOND EDITION OF
THE BOOK.
THE BOOK.
THE BOOK. IT'S A HOW TO BOOK AND ALL THE
THINGS WE WILL TALK ABOUT ARE
COVERED IN THAT BOOK SO FOLKS
CAN GET THAT AND ALL THE
PROCEEDS GO BACK TO SUPPORT THE
CONSERVATION WORK OF THE
NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION.
>> THAT'S WONDERFUL.
LET'S START WITH PLANTS.
>> THIS IS YARO AND THIS IS AN
ASTER AND A PIGGY BACK PLANT.
WE HAVE A GREAT CATERPILLAR
HOST PLANT.
HOST PLANT. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHICH NATIVE
PLANTS YOU ARE PLANTING THEY
SUPPORT WILDLIFE.
SUPPORT WILDLIFE. ASK AT YOUR NURSERY YOU WANT
NATIVE PLANTS.
NATIVE PLANTS. >> AND YOU ARE GOOD TO GO.
>> AND YOU NEVER HAVE TO REFILL
THEM WITH THE FEEDER.
>> PLANT IT AND GO.
A LOT OF THESE HAVE BLOOMS AND
FOLIAGE.
FOLIAGE.
FOLIAGE. IT'S NOT LIKE YOU ARE DOING
WEEDS.
WEEDS.
WEEDS. >>
WEEDS. >> ABSOLUTELY NOT.
MOST OF THE NATIVES ARE
BEAUTIFUL AND ARE CULTIVATED
FOR USE IN THE GARDEN.
>> GOOD TO KNOW.
>> THEN YOU WILL TALK ABOUT THE
HUMMINGBIRDS.
HUMMINGBIRDS. >> FEEDERS ARE SUPPLEMENT TO
THE NATURAL FOODS, THE PLANTS,
BUT IT IS OKAY TO HAVE FEEDERS
OUT.
OUT.
OUT. >>
OUT. >> THIS IS VERY SIMPLE.
HUMMINGBIRDS DRINK FLOWER
NECTAR, WHICH IS SUGAR WATER.
>> THAT'S WHAT I LIKE TO DRINK.
>> IT IS NOT AS GOOD FOR
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. I
PEOPLE. I WILL HAVE YOU TAKE ONE SCOOP
OF WHITE SUGAR.
THIS IS NOT HEALTHY FOR HUMANS
BUT IT IS HEALTHY FOR
HUMMINGBIRD.
HUMMINGBIRD. YOU CAN PUT THIS INTO THE FOUR
CUPS OF WATER.
YOU CAN PUT THIS IN THE STOVE
OR MICROWAVE AND DISSOLVE THE
SUGAR.
SUGAR.
SUGAR. >>
SUGAR. >> LIKE A SIMPLE SYRUP FOR
COCKTAILS.
COCKTAILS. >> THE SAME THING.
IT'S A BIT MORE DILUTE, FOUR
CUPS WATER TO ONE CUP SUGAR.
THE GLASS IS RED SO
HUMMINGBIRDS ARE ATTRACTED TO
RED FLOWERS.
RED FLOWERS. IF YOU WANT TO POUR THIS IN
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. >>
THERE. >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. >> SO IT'S SIMPLE.
THIS SERUM WILL KEEP IN THE
FRIDGE FOR A WEEK.
IF THE HUMMINGBIRDS HAVE NOT
DRANK ALL OF THIS IN A COUPLE
OF DAYS EMPTY AND REFILL
BECAUSE IT CAN SPOIL.
FLIP THIS OVER AND HANG IT
OUTSIDE AND YOU ARE READY TO
GO.
GO.
GO. >>
GO. >> SIMPLE AS THAT.
>> AND THEY ARE FUN TO WATCH
AND IT'S NOT TO HAVE THEM IN
THE GARDENS.
THE GARDENS. >> THIS IS WHAT IT IS ALL
ABOUT.
ABOUT.
ABOUT. WILDLIFE ARE DECLINING AROUND
THE PLANET.
THE PLANET. YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN
YOUR BACKGROUND.
YOUR BACKGROUND. >> LET'S TALK ABOUT A HOME FOR
BEES.
BEES.
BEES. >>
BEES. >> ONE GROUP THAT IS IN REAL
TROUBLE ARE BEES.
YOU MIGHT THINK OF HONEY BEES
AND HIVES BUT MOST BEES DON'T
FORM HIVES AND THEY ARE CALLED
NATIVE SOLITARY BEES.
I HAVE A NESTING HOUSE FOR
BEES.
BEES.
BEES. THIS IS NOT A HIVE.
WHAT HAPPENS IS ONE INDIVIDUAL
FEMALE BEE IS LOOKING FOR A
TUNNEL IN THE SOIL AND THIS
MIMMICKS THAT.
MIMMICKS THAT. WHAT THE FEMALE BEE WILL DO IS
COME TO ONE OF THESE TUNNELS
THE PLASTIC TRAYS FORM AND SHE
WILL -- I HAVE ONE HERE YOU CAN
OPEN UP.
OPEN UP.
OPEN UP. SHE WILL FILL THIS TUNNEL WITH
A SERIES OF CHAMBERS WITH
NECTAR AND POLLEN AND SHE
LEAVES.
LEAVES.
LEAVES. SHE DOES NOT MAKE HONEY OR TAKE
CARE OF THEM.
SHE CAN STAY BUT AS A RESULT OF
NOT HAVING TO PROTECT ANYTHING
SHE ALMOST NEVER DOES.
>> WE PUT THIS WHERE?
>> YOU CAN PUT IT ON THE FENCE
FACING THE SUN.
LIKE EAST OR SOUTH FACING
BECAUSE THE BEES LIKE THE WARM
AND 5 FEET OFF THE GROUND AND
ALL OF THESE NATIVE BEES ARE
COMING TO GET NECTAR WILL HAVE
A PLACE TO RAISE THEIR BABIES.
>> IT WILL NOT TURN INTO A
HIVE.
HIVE.
HIVE. >>
HIVE. >> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. >> FOR THE ONE HARD WORKING
QUEEN BEE DOING HER BUSINESS.
>> IT'S JUST ONE BEE.
MULTIPLE BEES WILL NEST IN HERE
BUT THEY ARE NOT TOGETHER.
>> THAT'S MAKES SENSE.
YOU HAVE SOMETHING CALLED A BEE
BATH.
BATH.
BATH. >>
BATH. >> CORRECT.
>> CORRECT. ANIMALS EAT WATER.
WE TALKED ABOUT FOOD AND
NESTING BUT THEY NEED WATER.
IF YOU ARE A BEE OR BUTTERFLY
YOU DON'T WANT TO GO TO DEEP
BODY WATER BECAUSE YOU CAN
DROWN.
DROWN.
DROWN. YOU CAN PROVIDE A BIRD BATH
TRAY WITH PEBBLES.
LITERALLY ALL YOU DO IS FILL
THIS WITH A LITTLE BIT OF WATER
AND WHAT HAPPENS IS NOW THE
INSECTS CAN LAND ON THE ROCK
AND GET A DRINK OF WATER AND
THEY DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT
FALLING IN AND DROWNING AND
BIRDS WILL USE THIS TOO.
>> YOU HAVE THIS, SIT IT
OUTSIDE AND YOU ARE GOOD TO GO.
>> YOU WANT TO EMPTY THIS AND
REFILL IT EVERY COUPLE OF DAYS
TO PREVENT MOSQUITOS.
>> YOU WILL DO SOMETHING WITH
BUTTERFLIES.
BUTTERFLIES. >> THEY ALSO NEED TO DRINK BUT
THEY DON'T LIKE TO COME TO A
BIG BODY OF WATER.
THEY ENGAGE IN THE BEHAVIOR
CALLED PUDDLING WHERE THEY GO
TO A MUD PUDDLE AND DRINK UP
THE MUDDY WATER WHICH IS FILLED
WITH MINERALS.
WITH MINERALS. IF YOU DON'T HAVE A MUDDY PATCH
IN YOUR YARD, I KNOW IT SOUNDS
CRAZY, YOU CAN PUT A BOWL OF
MUD IN YOUR YARD, IT IS COMPOST
AND SAND, A LOT OF VEGETABLE
GARDENERS AMEND THEIR SOIL WITH
MANURE.
MANURE.
MANURE. THEY LIKE TO EAT MANURE BECAUSE
IT HAS MINERALS IN IT.
>> THE THINGS WE LEARN.
>> THE SAME TRAY YOU USE FOR A
BIRD BATH AND YOU MAKE A MUD
BOWL.
BOWL.
BOWL. YOU
BOWL. YOU WANT TO GET IT MUDDY LIKE
THAT AND THEN PUT IT IN A SUNNY
SPOT.
SPOT.
SPOT. >>
SPOT. >> CAN WE REUSE THIS?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. MAYBE EVERY YEAR ADD ANOTHER
SCOOP OR TWO OF NEW SOIL OR
MANURE AND YOU CAN ALSO ADD
ROTTING FRUIT.
ROTTING FRUIT. SO IT'S KIND OF FUNNY BECAUSE
MOST PEOPLE THINK BUTTERFLIES
ARE BEAUTIFUL BUT THEY EAT
MANURE AND ROTTED FRUIT.
>> THEY WOULD NOT USE A BANANA
PEEL BUT IF YOU PUT OUT A PIECE
OF BANANA, SOME OF THE
BUTTERFLIES WILL FEED ON THAT.
>> IS THERE ANY PLACE TO PUT
THE HUMMINGBIRD FEEDER?
>> IF YOU HAVE NATURAL HABITAT
IN THE FORM OF PLANTS THAT'S
THE REAL DRAW.
THE WILDLIFE GARDEN IS FOR THE
WILDLIFE BUT FOR US.
WHAT BETTER WAY TO GET THE
DAILY DOSE OF NATURE THAN
WALKING OUTSIDE YOUR DOOR.
FOR THESE FOCAL POINTS, PUT
THEM SOMEWHERE WHERE YOU CAN
SEE THEM FROM YOUR WINDOW, NEXT
TO YOUR -- MAYBE YOU HAVE A
GARDEN PATIO TABLE, PUT THAT
OUT NEXT TO THAT SO YOU CAN SEE
AND ENJOY IT BECAUSE THAT'S
WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.
THAT'S WHY THE NATIONAL
WILDLIFE FEDERATION HAS THEE
PROGRAMS BECAUSE WE WANT TO
HELP WILDLIFE AND GET PEOPLE
RECONNECTED TO NATURE.
THERE IS NO BETTER PLACE OR
SAFER PLACE TO HAVE YOUR KIDS
EXPLORE NATURE THAN IN YOUR
YARD.
YARD.
YARD. >>
YARD. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
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