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:
Certify Your Habitat to Help Wildlife!
Wildlife habitat gardens are a haven for local birds, butterflies, and other wildlife. Tell us how your yard or garden provides habitat and the National Wildlife Federation will recognize it as a Certified Wildlife Habitat®.
Once certified, you can share your accomplishment and commitment to helping wildlife with your whole neighborhood by purchasing and posting an exclusive Certified Wildlife Habitat® sign.
The secure $20 application processing fee and sign purchase directly support the National Wildlife Federation's programs to protect wildlife and its habitat.
Apply on the National Wildlife Federation Website:
Food
Native plants provide food eaten by a variety of wildlife. Feeders can supplement natural food sources.
Water
All animals need water to survive, and some need it for bathing or breeding as well.
Cover
Wildlife need places to take shelter from bad weather and places to hide from predators or hunt for prey.
Places to Raise Young
Wildlife need resources to reproduce, and to protect and nourish their young.
Sustainable Practices
Maintain your yard or garden in natural ways to ensure soil, air, and water stay healthy and clean.