Community Wildlife Habitat of Colchester

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About Community Wildlife Habitat of Colchester

The 2011 Colchester Nature Photography Exhibit will be on display at Cragin Library through the end of October. The exhibit shows ways in which Colchester is a wildlife-friendly community. Many of the photos in the exhibit are also viewable here: www.flickr.com/groups/colchesterwildlife/pool/.

Questions about the exhibit or about this Flickr group may be e-mailed to ColchesterWildlifeHabitat@gmail.com.

Photos added to this group may be considered for a future photo exhibit. If we decide to use your photos, we will always let you know.

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Top ten native trees and flowers for supporting wildlife in Colchester, CT:

- Quercus (oaks)
- Prunus (beach plum, cherry, chokecherry, peach, plum)
- Salix (willows)
- Populus (aspen, cottonwood, poplar)
- Malus (crabapple, apple).
- Acer (maple, boxelder)
- Vaccinium (cranberry, blueberry)
- Alnus (alder)
- Carya (hickory)
- Goldenrod (Solidago)
- Aster (Aster)
- Sunflower (Helianthus)
- Joe Pye (Eupatorium)
- Morning Glory (Ipomoea)
- Sedges (Carex)
- Honeysuckle (Lonicera)
- Lupine (Lupinus)
- Violets (Viola)
- Geraniums (Geranium)

For more info about these beneficial plants, see www.ecosystemgardening.com/choosing-the-best-plants-for-y....

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Congratulations to Colchester for being the first town in Connecticut (USA) to become certified with the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) as a Community Wildlife Habitat(TM). Read more about Community Wildlife Habitats at www.nwf.org/Get-Outside/Outdoor-Activities/Garden-for-Wil....

This online photo sharing group contains photos that show ways in which Colchester is a wildlife-friendly community.

Feel free to comment on any photos you see here. If you've taken photos in Colchester of wildlife or wildlife habitats, we'd love to have you upload and share them with us -- the more the merrier! (To comment or upload you must join Flickr -- it's free! it's easy!) You do not need to live in Colchester to participate. Thanks for looking, and check back often.

For more info about the Community Wildlife Habitat of Colchester, read about us at www.colchesterct.gov/Pages/ColchesterCT_WebDocs/PopularLi... or e-mail us at ColchesterWildlifeHabitat@gmail.com.