Certify Your Backyard or Business as Wildlife Habitat

Get your backyard, balcony, patio, business, faith organization, or school certified as a wildlife habitat with the National Wildlife Federation.

Your certification can help Edmonds stay on the national map as a certified Community Wildlife Habitat City and also help build well-needed wildlife corridors.

The application costs $20. To qualify, your outdoor space must have food sources (native plants, seeds, fruits, nuts, berries, or nectar), water sources (birdbath, pond, water garden, stream), places for cover (thicket, rockpile, birdhouse), and places to raise young (dense shrubs, vegetation, nesting box, pond). The space must also utilize sustainable gardening techniques, such as mulch, compost, and rain gardens.

Once you certify, you will receive the quarterly newsletter Habitats Online, a personalized certificate suitable for framing, a membership to the National Wildlife Federation, and a year's subscription to National Wildlife Magazine.

To certify your yard, visit the National Wildlife Federation's web site at: https://secure.nwf.org/backyardwildlifehabitat/certify/page1.cfm