John,
Plant a superstar for wildlife—a tree! Don’t have enough space? Register your yard or garden as a Certified Wildlife Habitat and we’ll plant a tree in your honor. Check out these animals that benefit from trees:
- Butterflies like the tiger swallowtail use trees as host plants for their caterpillars.
- Woodpeckers nest in decaying trees, and their nesting cavities are later used by a wide variety of other bird species, from songbirds to owls to ducks.
- Fish even need trees! Tree roots stabilize river banks, preventing erosion and build-up of silt that destroys egg-laying habitat for fish such as trout and salmon.
By providing food, water, cover, and places for wildlife to raise their young you are eligible to have your yard recognized as a Certified Wildlife Habitat. When you certify, you’ll join over 240,000 gardeners across America who provide safe places for wildlife to thrive. And when you certify now, you’ll give a native tree to a community or school that will plant and care for it.
Certify today!
Thank you for all you do for wildlife.
