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It's so easy! Gardening for wildlife means you'll get to see beautiful butterflies and birds as well as have a vibrant yard filled with native plants. Start your own wildlife habitat today with our help.

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It is easy to garden for wildlife

It's so easy to garden for wildlife - and we can help!
Learn about the four basic elements that wildlife need and how you can create a Certified Wildlife Habitat right in your own backyard. Join more than 90,000 others who have certified their yards!

Tip sheets Get useful information and tips for creating and maintaining a Certified Wildlife Habitat.

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Gardener's Guide to Global Warming
Learn how climate change is affecting plants and what you can do to confront global warming.

Make Tracks™ Family Trail Weekend
Walk, bike, roll or stroll to a trail near you this Columbus Day Weekend (October 11 -13th, 2008) for the first annual Make Tracks™ Family Trail Weekend!

www.nwf.org/maketracks

Habitats for Learning
Ideas and resources for educators on how to incorporate gardening for wildlife into activities with kids.

Get your Community Involved
It's exciting when you certify your own backyard and it's even more exciting when your whole community joins in!

Play and Observe Outside
Get more inspiring ideas for ways you and your family can connect with nature.

EPA GreenScaping
The EPA GreenScaping program gives a set of landscaping practices that can improve the health and appearance of your lawn and garden while protecting and preserving natural resources.

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