{"id":1864,"date":"2011-12-12T11:40:44","date_gmt":"2011-12-12T16:40:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/?page_id=1864"},"modified":"2022-10-24T14:55:18","modified_gmt":"2022-10-24T18:55:18","slug":"ecology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/manual\/ecology\/","title":{"rendered":"Ecology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1878 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2011\/12\/MGM14.jpg\" alt=\"white pine tassel; photo by Edwin Remsberg\" width=\"510\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2011\/12\/MGM14.jpg 510w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2011\/12\/MGM14-300x74.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2011\/12\/MGM14-105x26.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2011\/12\/MGM14-317x78.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2011\/12\/MGM14-423x104.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,510px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Selected Readings and Content<\/h3>\n<p><strong>UMaine Extension Bulletins <em>(Habitats)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/7150e\/\">Beneficial Insects and Spiders in Your Maine Backyard<\/a>, Bulletin #7150<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/7151e\/\">Landscaping for Butterflies in Maine<\/a>, Bulletin #7151<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2015\/03\/2015-Bee-Pasture-Fact-Sheet.pdf\">Enhancing Wild Bees for Crop Pollination (PDF)<\/a>, University of Maine Cooperative Extension<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/7153e\/\">Understanding Native Bees, the Great Pollinators: Enhancing Their Habitats in Maine<\/a>, Bulletin #7153<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Additional Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2011\/11\/Ecology-Chapter-UMaryland-2011.pdf\">Ecology (PDF)<\/a>, Sylvan R. Kaufman, Ph.D., Sylvan Green Earth Consulting, Denton, MD<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cocorahs.org\/Content.aspx?page=MasterGardener\">Climate Resources for Master Gardeners<\/a>, CoCoRaHS and NOAA\u2019s Office of Education<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/manual\/ecology\/how-to-create-a-bee-friendly-landscape\/\">How to Create a Bee-\u00adFriendly Landscape<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Adding a Rain Garden to Your Landscape\" href=\"http:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2702e\/\">Landscapes for Maine: Adding a Rain Garden to Your Landscape<\/a>, Bulletin #2702<\/li>\n<li>Pollinators and Pesticide Stewardship, Penn State Cooperative Extension: download the Powerpoint presentation from the <a href=\"http:\/\/library.pested.psu.edu\/main.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Penn State Pesticide Education website<\/a>. To download, go to the <a href=\"http:\/\/library.pested.psu.edu\/main.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Pesticide Safety and Pest Management Library<\/a>. Click on Login at the top right; your e-mail address is your username. If you have never used the site before, Penn State needs to add you to the list of approved users. Send Sharon (<a href=\"mailto:sgripp@psu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sgripp@psu.edu<\/a>) or Kathy (<a href=\"mailto:krb16@psu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">krb16@psu.edu<\/a>) an e-mail to request access.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Selected Readings and Content UMaine Extension Bulletins (Habitats) Beneficial Insects and Spiders in Your Maine Backyard, Bulletin #7150 Landscaping for Butterflies in Maine, Bulletin #7151 Enhancing Wild Bees for Crop Pollination (PDF), University of Maine Cooperative Extension Understanding Native Bees, the Great Pollinators: Enhancing Their Habitats in Maine, Bulletin #7153 Additional Resources Ecology (PDF), Sylvan [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":1381,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/page-withsidebar.php","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1864","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ecology - Cooperative Extension: Garden and Yard - University of Maine Cooperative Extension<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/manual\/ecology\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ecology - Cooperative Extension: Garden and Yard - University of Maine Cooperative Extension\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Selected Readings and Content UMaine Extension Bulletins (Habitats) Beneficial Insects and Spiders in Your Maine Backyard, Bulletin #7150 Landscaping for Butterflies in Maine, Bulletin #7151 Enhancing Wild Bees for Crop Pollination (PDF), University of Maine Cooperative Extension Understanding Native Bees, the Great Pollinators: Enhancing Their Habitats in Maine, Bulletin #7153 Additional Resources Ecology (PDF), Sylvan [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/manual\/ecology\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Cooperative Extension: Garden and Yard\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-10-24T18:55:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2011\/12\/MGM14.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/manual\/ecology\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/manual\/ecology\/\",\"name\":\"Ecology - Cooperative Extension: Garden and Yard - University of Maine Cooperative Extension\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/manual\/ecology\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/manual\/ecology\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2011\/12\/MGM14.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2011-12-12T16:40:44+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-10-24T18:55:18+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/manual\/ecology\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/manual\/ecology\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/manual\/ecology\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2011\/12\/MGM14.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2011\/12\/MGM14.jpg\",\"width\":510,\"height\":125,\"caption\":\"white pine tassel; 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