Wildlife Friendly Landscapes
North Carolina has over 7,000 certified wildlife habitats registered with the National Wildlife Federation. The US total has over 300,000. There are 16 towns/cities in the state that have been certified as "Community Wildlife Habitats". We offer support and resources to help create your own wildlife friendly landscape. Let's certify your property!
Direct support
for wildlife
Habitat loss is the primary cause for the decline in wildlife species. As natural resources are altered including food, water, and shelter it becomes more difficult to relocate. With development comes fragmentation making it dificult for animals to find mates.
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Being part of something bigger
Humans connect to a larger whole, being made of the same matter, relying on the same living ecosystems, and share deep evolutionary roots with all life on Earth. We have an innate urge to seek connections to the natural world which we benefit from with lower stress, improved health and a sense of peace.
Personal & community benefits
A connection to nature has been scientifically proven to lower stress, boost brain power and immune system, contributes to better sleep, enhances creativity and balance. Greenways and nature trails contribute to a healthy environment and to our well-being.
What is a Wildlife Habitat?
Every wildlife habitat is defined by a specific combination of physical and biological characteristics, and it is this precise combination — not any single feature in isolation — that determines which species can persist there. Ecologists generally identify four essential habitat components required to support a given species: food, water, cover, and sites suitable for reproduction and rearing of young.
However, the specific form each of these components must take varies considerably among species, reflecting the physiological and behavioral adaptations each has developed over long periods of evolutionary history in response to its particular environment. As a result, habitat suitability is species-specific: a location that meets the requirements of one species may be entirely unsuitable for another, even within the same general ecosystem.
