Your Yard.... a certified wildlife habitat

We already have one property in NorthWest Carrollton that is registered as a Certified Wildlife Habitat. It's really easy. Ask about it at the next neighborhood meeting.

http://www.nwf.org/How-to-Help/Garden-for-Wildlife/Create-a-Habitat.aspx
NorthWest Carrollton already has a login on the National Wildlife website.
and can help you completing the form for your address.

Whether you have an apartment balcony or a 20-acre farm, you can create a garden that attracts beautiful wildlife and helps restore habitat in commercial and residential areas.
By providing food, water, cover and a place for wildlife to raise their young, you not only help wildlife, but you also qualify to become an official Certified Wildlife Habitat™ and join the nearly 140,000 sites across the country.


To certify your yard, you need to provide the following:

Examples of food sources:

• native plants
• seeds
• fruits
• nuts
• berries
• nectar

Examples of water sources:

• birdbath
• pond
• water garden
• stream

Examples of cover:

• thicket
• rockpile
• birdhouse

Examples of places to raise young:

• dense shrubs
• vegetation
• nesting box
• pond