Grasses: • Riverbank wild-rye • Virginia wild-rye • Little bluestem

Riverbank Wild-Rye • good waterfront vegetation for

stream bank conditions • 3-5 ft • can grow in sunlight and shade • Wet/moist soil

Little bluestem • Prefers sunny , riverbank

areas • Clump grass, tolerates poor,

dry soil • 2-4 ft

Virginia Wild-Rye • Tolerates a wide range of

conditions- • 2-4 ft • Wet/moist soil, any light

preference

Medium to large Trees: • 1 River Birch • 1 Red Maple • 1 Evergreen

Grasses: • Riverbank wild-rye • Virginia wild-rye • Little bluestem

Small Trees and Shrubs: • Gray Dogwood • Silky Dogwood • Red twig Dogwood • Elderberry • Red and Black chokeberry • High Bush, low bush Blueberry • Inkberry, American Holly • Viburnum species

Red twig dogwood

Red Twig Dogwood

River Birch

Gray Dogwood

http://www.dnr.state.md.us/wildlife/Plants_Wildlife/bats/pdfs/pabatboxplan.pdf

Bat Box

http://free.woodworking-plans.org/bat-house-plans.html

• 1’7” wide, 2’ tall, 4” deep • ~$50.00 (Amazon.com) • Houses ~300 Bats

http://batmanagement.com/Ordering/batboxes/smallbox.html

• 18” wide, 2’ tall, 4'‘ deep; weight: 12 lbs. • Houses~100 bats • $59.00 (kit), $79.00 (assembled)

http://valleyforgeaudubon.blogspot.com/2012/05/new-home-for-chimney-swifts-at-john.html

The tower offers one pair of Chimney Swifts a nest site and can accommodate several hundred roosting birds during migration.

• 8’ tall, 14” diameter • Freestanding, partially wooded/shaded area • Wood or cinder-blocks- as long as insulation • Depending on materials, costs will vary (~$100-

400)

http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/wingnut/2009/03/14/chimney-swift-nesting-towers/

Bat Box Chimney Swift Tower