By adding a pond to your habitat, you can attract frogs, toads, and varieties of salamanders. Wood or stone piles provide refuge for creatures such as garter snakes and squirrels. Reducing the Use of Pesticides Converting your garden into a backyard habitat goes a long way in reducing and even perhaps eliminating the use of pesticides in your garden. Any chemical you use on a plant can end up affecting wildlife that live and feed off the vegetation. Native plants tend to be resistant to pests and don't require much in the way of pest control.
Most insects are helpful to plants, and are also a food source for birds.
If problems with pests persist, try pruning or cleaning affected leaves by hand, or use a natural product such as insecticidal soap. Weeds should be pulled out by the root before they produce seeds. Most of these bugs may be purchased at garden shops or nurseries. The largest threat to the bog is the development of the land and because of its particular shape, developing even half of the bog could have serious repercussions for the protected area. Every year the Dog Pound picks up hundreds of stray animals from Vancouver streets, many of which are not tagged or licensed.