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Cooper Hansen Habitat Initiative

Mission: To improve bird and wildlife habitat through planting and protection of native plants.

Home of

Cooper Hansen Habitat Initiative

Mission: To improve bird and wildlife habitat through propagation and protection of native plants.

Home of

Cooper Hansen Habitat Initiative

Mission: To improve bird and wildlife habitat through planting and protection of native plants.

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Cooper Hansen Habitat Intiative

Mission: To propagate and protect NATIVE plants and ADVOCATE for improving the quality and quantity of HABITAT for the benefit of our birds, wildlife and people.

Gardens * Gallery * Gifts

Our gallery is stocked with gifts and useful tools for the nature enthusiast. Open Friday - Sunday 10am - 5pm, April 15 - December 23, and by appointment.

FEATURED HABITAT PROJECT

Feeding Birds: a Quick Guide to Seed Types

byRasheedhrasheed/WIkimedia.

The seed that attracts the widest variety of birds, and so the mainstay for most backyard bird feeders, is sunflower. Other varieties of seed can help attract different types of birds to round out your backyard visitors. In general, mixtures that contain red millet, oats, and other “fillers” are not attractive to most birds and can lead to a lot of waste as the birds sort through the mix.

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