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Ruby-throated Hummingbird by MJ Montgomery

Garden for Wildlife Month

May is Garden for Wildlife Month! From backyards and balconies to schools and businesses, no property is too large or small to turn into a wildlife-friendly habitat.

Wildlife Gardening Articles

This Issue

Urban Renewal

By creating bird-friendly landscapes, residents of cities and suburbs can contribute to conserving biodiversity.

Backyard Birds

The Case for Summer Feeding

Along with the food native plants provide, feeders help nurture our feathered friends during the warm months.

Certified Wildlife Habitat® program

Certified Wildlife Habitat sign by Thurston House

Program Celebrates 40th Anniversary

Find out how a 1973 National Wildlife magazine article first showed readers and members how to garden for wildlife.

Native Pollinators

Monarch on milkweed by Victor R. Quintanilla

Celebrate Pollinators

In honor of next month's National Pollinator Week, enjoy photos and descriptions of gardeners' favorite native plants for attracting bees, butterflies and other pollinators.

Invasive Plants

Ecological Traps

While offering food and cover, Asian honeysuckle and other nonnative plants may be harming songbirds in the long run.

Backyard Photography

2013 Photo Contest Now Open

Enter and vote for the best backyard wildlife images in this year's 43nd annual National Wildlife Photo Contest.

From Our Archives

Nature’s Champion Carbon Eaters
By Janet Marinelli
Green Your Garden Furniture
By NWF staff
Gardening With a Good-Neighbor Policy
By Doreen Cubie

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