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Keeping a natural area, natural
I had a customer this summer who has a new home in a new subdivision
near me in rural Oklahoma. His property includes about 1 acre in the back that is undisturbed. He has asked me whether this area is sufficient for a natural area, and I told him I wasn't sure whether the pressures of development in the area would overwhelm his native flora/fauna. Are there guidelines for this? How should he proceed? |
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I would suggest doing a little reading into permaculture, with an
emphasis on native plants and micro-niches. An example of this line of thought would be: "what different kinds of habitats were there in the area of the subdivision, and which micro-habitats can I replicate and maintain access for native species to." |
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Nature's processes get to work in something as small as an eggcup, so an
acre's plenty to set up some sort of nature reserve. What does your customer have in a mind - meadow, woodland, marsh, scrub? Roger |
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