Wild
Backyards of Norton
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Presentation
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Register
your yard as a Certified Wildlife Habitat
All you need to do is provide
elements from each of the following areas:
- Food Sources - For example: Native plants, seeds, fruits, nuts, berries, nectar
- Water Sources - For example: Birdbath, pond, water garden, stream
- Places for Cover - For example: Thicket, rockpile, birdhouse
- Places to Raise Young - For example: Dense shrubs, vegetation, nesting box, pond
- Sustainable Gardening - For example: Mulch, compost, rain garden, chemical-free fertilizer
Read
more about this program at the
National Wildlife web
site.
Please
note, there is a $20 fee to register your yard.
This helps support National Wildlife and includes a
subscription to their magazine.
Wildlife Checklist for
MA
Progress Chart
- we need 100 certified yards!
When you certify with your application fee of $20, you'll
receive all these great benefits:
* A personalized certificate that recognizes your NWF
Certified Wildlife Habitat™.
* A free NWF membership which includes a full year's
subscription to the award-winning
National Wildlife® magazine and 10% off all NWF catalog
purchases.
* A free subscription to the quarterly e-newsletter,
Habitats, full of insightful tips
and information on gardening and attracting wildlife year
after year.
* Your name listed in NWF's National registry of certified
habitats...
to recognize all you've done for wildlife.
And, once you complete your application, you'll be eligible
to purchase the "wildly" popular
Certified Wildlife Habitat™ yard sign that shows your
commitment to conserving wildlife.
All you need to do is provide elements from each of the
following areas:
* Food Sources - For example: Native plants, seeds, fruits,
nuts, berries, nectar
* Water Sources - For example: Birdbath, pond, water
garden, stream
* Places for Cover - For example: Thicket, rockpile,
birdhouse
* Places to Raise Young - For example: Dense shrubs,
vegetation, nesting box, pond
* Sustainable Gardening - For example: Mulch, compost, rain
garden, chemical-free fertilizer
Need help?
National Wildlife web
site
or
Call 1-800-822-9919 or email info@nwf.org
For
more information and help with identifying plants, go
to
Information
on native and non-native plants and much more.
Click here
Read
excerpts of the book on line.
Click here
Visit the site for information on plants, classes etc
Click here