National Wildlife Federation Certification

Whether you have a single-family home, commercial center or a 5-acre farm or equestrian facility, you can create a garden that attracts wildlife and certify your home as a Certified Wildlife Habitat. Creating a wildlife habitat garden to attract birds, butterflies, and other neighborhood wildlife is fun, rewarding, and makes a big difference. It’s easier than you might think. 

Here is what your wildlife garden should include:

1. Provide Food: Native plants provide food eaten by a variety of wildlife. Feeders can supplement natural food sources. 
2. Provide Water: All animals need water to survive, and some need it for bathing or breeding as well. 
3. Create Cover: Wildlife need places to take shelter from bad weather and places to hide from predators or hunt for prey. 
4. Give Wildlife a Place to Raise Young: Wildlife need resources to reproduce and to protect and nourish their young. 
5. Sustainable Practices: Maintain your yard or garden in natural ways to ensure soil, air, and water stay healthy and clean.

Information on how to create and certify as a Wildlife Habitat can be obtained by visiting the following link: https://www.nwf.org/Native-Plant-Habitats/Create-and-Certify