Wildlife Austin promotes the creation and conservation of wildlife habitats through community-wide collaboration and public education, and helps bridge existing city initiatives that encourage a well balanced and healthy urban environment for people and wildlife. Austin has a long track record of being dedicated to preserving and enhancing our environment. All of us have an important role to play! We all can make a profound contribution to keep Austin wild!
Program History
In March 2007, the City of Austin passed a council resolution to obtain National Wildlife Federation (NWF) [1] community level certification. On March 12, 2009 Austin realized that goal and was recognized as a certified community during the Community Wildlife Habitat Certification Ceremony. To date, the City of Austin has over 1,700 certified wildlife habitats and the number is steadily increasing. You can be part of that momentum! Wildlife Austin has a certain number of prepaid applications to help you get certified! They are given out first come, first serve. Please e-mail us [2]with your mailling address if you are interested.
The Community Wildlife Habitat [3] project is part of the National Wildlife Federation’s Certified Wildlife Habitat™ program. These projects benefit the entire community through education, outreach and promoting the use of native plants and landscaping to develop natural habitats that attract wildlife and birds, use little or no fertilizer and require modest watering.
Our City continues to demonstrate national leadership with our continued commitment to Keeping Austin Wild!
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ContactWildlife Austin Park Ranger Wildlife Austin City of Austin Parks & Recreation Department 919 W 28 ½ Street Austin, TX 78705 512-978-2606 Email [13] |
