Who can certify their property with the National Wildlife Federation?
Certifying a site is as simple as providing the 4 habitat components: food, water, cover and places to raise young, in addition to practicing sustainable gardening techniques. Any site can be recognized as a certified wildlife habitat regardless of size. Whether it’s your backyard, a community garden, a school-yard, or a business site.
 6 Simple Tips to Get Started
- Put out a bird feeder and fill it with sunflower seed.
- Plant a shrub with flowers for butterflies or berries for birds and small animals.
- Put out a birdbath. Even small water features will be used by wildlife.
- Provide dense shrubs, wildflower gardens, rock walls and evergreens as cover for wildlife.
- Hang a birdhouse, plant hose plants for butterfly caterpillars or install a frog pond to provide places to raise young.
- Put away the chemicals. Natural gardens are better for you and your family as well as wildlife.
Why Certify?
Aside from offering wildlife a wonderful place to thrive you’ll be eligible for the following benefits: A certificate for your wildlife habitat. A free one-year membership to National Wildlife Federation (NWF) and subscription to National Wildlife magazine A subscription to the Habitats e-newsletter An optional press release to your local newspaper announcing your certification Inclusion in NWF’s National Registry of Habitats.
The Montreat Landcare Committee wants to recognize all efforts to restore habitat for wildlife.
We invite you join your neighbors in rolling out the welcome mat for birds, butterflies, and other small wildlife species that shares our land.
Montreat is the first Town in North Carolina to join the ranks of a few select communities across the country that are certified as a Community Wildlife Habitats by the National Wildlife Federation
You can Certify Your Habitat by visit www.nwf.org/gardenforwildlife directly online.
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Did you know? NC Wildlife Federation |
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Wednesday, 07 November 2012 02:15 |
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North Carolina has the most comprehensive wildlife certification program in the country. Montreat was the first community wildlife habitat certified in N.C. Now the NC Wildlife Federation has staff and chapter members working all over the state.
Our local chapter is Mountain Wild in Asheville. If you are a member of the local chapter you are automatically a member of NC Wildlife Federation. These chapter members have been enhancing wildlife habitats while improving property values and improving property values and providing a place for children and adults alike to connect with nature. Y
ou can find out more information by contacting Christopher North at
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March 19-25 is National Wildlife Week! |
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Wednesday, 14 March 2012 22:41 |
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Do you know how Montreat Landcare is connecting families and community to nature, raising healthier kids, instilling a conservation ethic, and inspiring a life-long appreciation of wildlife and the environment?
Celebrate National Wildlife Week by learning how to certify your backyard as a Wildlife Habitat, or visit the Walk Jones Wildlife Sanctuary to spend some time among the flora and fauna. |
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Hot out? Help wildlife keep cool |
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Monday, 09 August 2010 20:12 |
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 A recent e-newsletter from the National Wildlife Federation highlighted some ways you can invite your backyard wildlife to keep cool in the summer heat.
"Simply providing a water source in your backyard is one of the best ways to care for and attract local wildlife, from turtles and frogs to birds and butterflies.
Here are a few helpful hints for turning your yard into a haven for wildlife this summer:
- Provide a bird bath on a pedestal or a shallow dish at ground level to attract birds and other animals.
- Make a puddling area where butterflies can gather and take in nutrients.
- Clean and refill your bird bath or water dish every few days to prevent your water source from becoming a breeding habitat for mosquitoes.
- Create a pond, if space permits, to provide habitat as well as a water supply for frogs, dragonflies and more."
When you're inside enjoying your A/C, don't forget about your friends in heat! |
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Certified Wildlife Habitat