Project Overview
Creating a Backyard Wildlife Habitat
Attracting bird, butterflies, and other wildlife is a fun way to enjoy nature in your own backyard. Learn about the five elements of a healthy wildlife habitats and how easy it is to create one. Receive recognition for your efforts to restore habitat by becoming a Certified Wildlife Habitat with the National Wildlife Federation. This class is held in conjunction with the City of SeaTac
Location: North SeaTac Park Community Center, 13735 24th Ave South
Instructor: Courtney Sullivan, National Wildlife Federation Education Manager
Date: 4/20 Time: 6-7:30pm Fee: FREE
Tukwila Wildlife Habitat Project
Host of the Backyard Wildlife Festival, Tukwila was the first city in the state of Washington
(and 4th in the nation) to be certified as a Community Wildlife Habitat by the National Wildlife
Federation. After receiving certification in 2002, the Tukwila model spawned so many similar
projects in nearby communities that the Pacific Northwest could become the first eco-region
in the nation - and the world - to gain certification through the National Wildlife
Federation.
The Annual Backyard Wildlife Festival teaches people of all ages to create a place for wildlife at
home, school, business and other places in the community. Learn how to certify your garden or
community as a Wildlife Habitat TM through the use of native plants, shrubs and other resources
that support wildlife.
The significance of this unique event lies in the message it sends: individuals can make a
positive difference in the quality of the environment; volunteerism and community pride are
enhanced when people participate in backyard and community wildlife projects. The Festival
emphasizes broad-based support and participation in efforts to preserve and create wildlife
habitat. Learn how habitat work can produce a cohesive effect on the community and forge
cooperative partnerships among federal, state, and local government agencies, conservation
groups, industry, local business, schools, community organizations and private individuals.
The Community Wildlife Habitat (CWH) is a certification project that is part of National
Wildlife Federation's Backyard Wildlife Habitat ™ Program. CWH projects take the basics of
this program providing food, water, cover, and places where wildlife can raise their young
from the individual backyard to multiple locations throughout the community.
Learn more about gardening for wildlife and how to certify your yard or garden by visiting
www.nwf.org/gardenforwildlife
Gardening and Wildlife Tips from the National Wildlife Federation: