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The Montclair Backyard Habitat Project is working with the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) to promote the creation of habitat friendly to both people and wildlife in our community.
We have a new vision of what a suburban community can be.
Moving away from the traditional focus on sterile and even toxic lawns, we seek to preserve and enhance habitat through natural landscaping, using native plants and design techniques that provide food and shelter for birds, butterflies, and other desired wildlife.
The NWF has a program to promote exactly this kind of shift in yard care by encouraging towns to become certified as Community Wildlife Habitats. Our goal is to turn Montclair into a NWF-certified Community Wildlife Habitat by 2010.
To reach this goal, we need to create wildlife habitat in private yards and in demonstration gardens in public spaces such as schoolyards, churchyards, and parks.
JOIN US!
Let’s go wild!
Help Montclair become a Certified Community Wildlife Habitat. Your yard certified by The National Wildlife Federation as habitat will add to our community goal of 250 points.
Points Value:
1 Point for each home, condo, or apartment
3 Points for each community or common ground site, such as churches, businesses and community centers.
5 Points for each schoolyard
For health, for beauty:
FOR AN APPLICATION FORM TO CERTIFY YOUR YARD AS A BACKYARD HABITAT, PLEASE CLICK ON THIS LINK: https://secure.nwf.org/backyardwildlifehabitat/certify/page1.cfm
FOR MORE INFORMATION,
PLEASE CLICK THE FOLLOWING LINKS:
Project Description
Ten Tips for Backyard Habitats
Wildlife Resources
