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Why leave logs and leaf litter?
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Posted by midwesternerr 5 (My Page) on Sun, Oct 19, 08 at 21:29
| If you ever needed a good reason to leave logs &/or leaf litter in your yards, here are two good reasons... both were found under logs in the last week.
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RE: Why leave logs and leaf litter?
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| Yes, you're so right!...allot of good critters can hide, take shelter and overwinter better, also the not so liked pest like voles. Konrad |
RE: Why leave logs and leaf litter?
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| Leaf litter and logs - I have lots! Other places that I've noticed critters like to hide is under the cardboard used for gardening and in piles of wood chips. I have found Salamanders in both of these. I also had lots of tree frogs in the yard this summer - even though I have an upland lot and no water. We did have a VERY wet summer, and the log piles gave them moist places to hide. Here is a little friend found under some cardboard. (I was wearing the gloves because I was transplanting seedlings.) 
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RE: Why leave logs and leaf litter?
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| The one in my picture (red backed salamander) doesn't need standing water really as they lay eggs underground. |
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