06/18/2025
🌿🐢 Help Reptiles & Amphibians Thrive in Your Backyard! ☀️🐍
As summer heats up, reptiles and amphibians need safe, welcoming spaces to survive—and YOU can help, right at home!
Here’s what you can do:
✅ Provide shade & shelter – Logs, rocks, and native plants offer cool hiding spots.
✅ Avoid pesticides – Toxins harm h**ps and the insects they depend on.
✅ Create shallow water sources – Clean, low water dishes or garden ponds support hydration and breeding.
✅ Leave leaf litter & brush piles – These are essential microhabitats for frogs, toads, and lizards.
✅ Be mindful when mowing – Check for basking or burrowed reptiles before landscaping.
🌍 Studies show that even small gardens can become important microhabitats when managed with native species and minimal chemicals. Homeowners can truly play a role in boosting local reptile and amphibian populations through small, intentional actions!
Let’s make this summer safer for our scaly and slimy neighbors. 🐸
