City Urges Residents to get their Home Habitat Certified
Only 10 more homes are needed to reach our goal of 150!
The City of Dublin is encouraging residents to join efforts towards becoming a National Wildlife Federation (NWF) Certified Community.
In order to obtain the certification several city parks, businesses and at least 150 homeowners must be certified. The NWF has specific standards that applicants must follow in order to have a certified habitat.
“We would love to have more than the 150 homes certified to obtain our community habitat certification from the National Wildlife Foundation,” Nature Education Coordinator Míme Migliore said. “Not only does the project bring us together as a community but it promotes the City’s overall efforts to ensure environmental sustainability.”
The application includes property design, food and water sources, places for cover, places to raise young and sustainable gardening practices for wildlife such as butterflies and hummingbirds.
“The application is relatively simple to fill out. Once you meet the requirements, your home is habitat certified and we come even closer to our goal,” Migliore said. “We’re hoping that through the certification process our residents come to understand our entire community’s health can help animals such as butterflies and migratory birds.”
There are several benefits of having a certified wildlife habitat:
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Enjoyment of watching butterflies and birds that will visit your property
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Curb appeal
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Restore habitats that have been damaged by residential or commercial construction
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Eco-friendly
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Become involved in the community
For more information, you can visit www.nwf.org or to download the application, visit http://www.nwf.org/backyardwildlifehabitat/pdfs/bwhapplication.pdf or call 614-410-4700.