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University of Wyoming Extension
1000 E. University Ave, Department #3354
Laramie, WY 82071
Email: barnyardsbackyards@uwyo.edu


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Resources

Barnyards & Backyards

Landscaping
Trees & Shrubs web page
Barnyards and Backyards Articles
Native Plants - page with more information on identifying, growing and more!
Looking for winners in your landscapes? Consider these
Water-wise Demonstration Garden booklet (large file! >4.5MB, contains color pictures, etc. of the plants used in the demonstration garden)
The right plants in the right place. Water-wise landscaping (B&B Wyoming Rural Living Resources guide section)
To be a weed. To not be a weed. It all depends.
What if we had a drought and landscape plants didn't know it
WyoScape Xeric Demonstration Garden Guide (large file! >3.5MB, due to the great color pictures of the plants used in this Casper demonstration garden)
UW Extension Publications
Landscaping: Water-Wise Wyoming Gardens (UW CES pub B-1143R)
Plants with Altitude: Regionally Native Plants for Wyoming Gardens (March 2014)
Rangeland Plants: Wyoming Tough (March 2014)
Videos
A Few Native Plants for Gardens Video (~23 min)| Audio only
Native plants for gardens ( Barnyards & Backyards Live! show)
Water-wise Plants for Wyoming (3 short clips featuring different plants you can use in a water wise landscape)
Barnyards and Backyards Articles
Landscaping techniques prevent plants from becoming a wildlife buffet
Reducing deer and rabbit damage to woody plants
What's digging in my yard?
Ask Sam - moose damage on aspen
Other Publications
Homeowner's Guide to Resolving Wildlife Conflicts (Wyoming Game and Fish, Technical Bulletin #45)
Preventing Deer Damage – 6.520 (Colorado State University)
Fencing Guidelines for Wildlife (Wyoming Game and Fish, Technical Bulletin #53)
Fences and Deer-Damage Management: A Review of Designs and Efficacy (APHIS and University of Nebraska)
The Back-Yard Pocket Gopher:Lifecycle & Management PowerPoint (University of California)
Landscape Plants Rated by Deer Resistance (Rutgers - located in New Jersey)
National Pesticide Network (compilation of links to wildlife resources, not just pesticide related)
Wyoming Game & Fish Wildlife publications (Wyoming Game and Fish)
 
Contact Us

Barnyards & Backyards
University of Wyoming Extension
1000 E. University Ave, Department #3354
Laramie, WY 82071
Email: barnyardsbackyards@uwyo.edu


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