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Since 1996, the National Wildlife Federation has worked to assist schools in the
creation of Schoolyard Habitats®, which create and restore wildlife habitat on
school grounds while providing outdoor classrooms for learning across the
curriculum. There are currently over 10,000 schools and counting that have been
certified through this program.

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Schools can participate in the National Wildlife Federation’s Schoolyard
Habitats® program as follows:


TWO WAYS TO DESIGN, BUILD, CERTIFY, AND USE WILDLIFE HABITATS AT SCHOOL

Schoolyard Habitats

 * Free National Wildlife Federation program
 * Small team, teacher driven
 * Results in Certified Wildlife Habitat
 * Can Purchase Signage
 * School can choose to become an Eco-School and reach higher recognition levels
   and awards

Eco-Schools USA

 * Free National Wildlife Federation program
 * Whole school, student-driven
 * Results in Certified Wildlife Habitat and a Bronze Award
 * Can Purchase Signage
 * School addresses multiple "pathways" or themes
 * School can achieve a Bronze, Silver, or Green Flag Award

To help reconnect today's children to the outdoors, the National Wildlife
Federation assists schools in developing outdoor classrooms called Schoolyard
Habitats®, where educators and students learn how to attract and support local
wildlife.

The National Wildlife Federation’s K-12, Nature Play, and Campus Ecology
programs provide steps for creating habitat and outdoor classrooms at your place
of learning, as well as showcasing how the habitat can be used for cross
disciplinary learning.

Children in day care centers and preschools, nature centers, and thousands of
students in grades K-12, along with parents, university students, teachers,
administrators, community members, and volunteers have created unique habitat
gardens and living learning laboratories nationwide.

These wildlife habitats become places where students not only learn about
wildlife species and ecosystems, but also outdoor classrooms where they hone
their academic skills and nurture their innate curiosity and creativity.


HOW SCHOOLYARD HABITATS® GOT ITS START

The National Wildlife Federation has encouraged individuals and communities to
create and conserve wildlife habitat since 1973, when the Backyard Wildlife
Habitat™ program (now called the Certified Wildlife Habitat® program) began.

In 1996, the Schoolyard Habitats® program was created to meet the growing
interest and distinct needs of schools and school districts in creating and
restoring wildlife habitat on school grounds. The program focuses specifically
on assisting school communities in the use of school grounds as learning sites
for wildlife conservation and cross-curricular learning.


BASIC STEPS TO CREATING A SCHOOLYARD HABITAT

1. START A HABITAT TEAM

The Habitat Team is composed of educators, students, parents, maintenance
personnel, administrators, and community volunteers. Every member of the team
brings their own skills. Some will focus on how to garden, others might figure
out what parts of the curriculum can be served by the wildlife habitat, or what
animal visitors to expect.

2. CHOOSE A SITE

Let's get students and other team members to study and map out the potential
garden. Everyone can participate by either writing or drawing:

 * Physical elements (soil, topography, water sources, drainage patterns, sun
   and wind exposure)
 * Ecological components (plants and animals, including insects)
 * Human influences (buildings, sidewalks, playing fields, utility right-of-ways
   and asphalt areas)
 * Boundaries (including nearby habitats)

It's also fun to learn about the history of your site. How was the land used
before your students arrived? Students might interview long-time community
residents and conduct other research.

When you choose your site, make sure it's great for wildlife and people. All
wildlife requires food, water, cover, and places to reproduce and raise their
young. Make it accessible for classes to use and for community members to visit.

3. CREATE A WORK PLAN

Careful planning will help your habitat project run smoothly. Elements like
goals, task assignment, resource inventory, and tracking progress will divide
and organize the workload into manageable steps.

4. INVOLVE THE COMMUNITY

The creation of a schoolyard habitat is an excellent opportunity to reach out to
the community members and invite their participation. To build support for your
project, introduce your community to the contributions that the habitat site can
make to enrich the school's educational offerings. The schoolyard habitat can be
a benefit to the entire community as a public place for all to visit and enjoy.

You may find assistance in your community from a wide variety of sources:

 * Landscape architects ready for a new challenge
 * Local businesses willing to donate plants, landscape materials, and expertise
 * Garden and civic clubs excited to offer their knowledge and hands-on
   involvement

5. CERTIFY YOUR SCHOOLYARD HABITAT

When you're ready, complete our online application and add your habitat to the
thousands of backyards, parks, businesses, and other schools that provide
habitat for wildlife through the National Wildlife Federation Certified Wildlife
Habitat® program.

These are but a few suggestions for making the link between your project and the
community—be creative and don't be afraid to ask! The material contributions,
in-kind support, and resource connections will be invaluable to your project and
will help strengthen school-community ties. Learn more about installing, using,
and maintaining a schoolyard garden.

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SCHOOLYARD HABITATS® IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE
SERVICE, CHESAPEAKE OFFICE. NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION HAS PERMISSION TO USE
THE TRADEMARK SCHOOLYARD HABITATS® FOR ITS PROGRAM.



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