Seasonal Initiatives

Across the United States, people can take action to help wildlife through our seasonal initiatives. Individuals, grassroots organizations, schools, campuses, communities, and more can help us reach thousands each season by getting the word out and participating.

Check out our great initiatives and get involved!

A female hummingbird hovering over bright orange butterfly milkweed flowers feeding on nectar.

CREDIT: JOEY HERRON

Garden for Wildlife® Month

May

Join the native habitat movement that’s taking root across America during the month of May and beyond! Turn your yard, patio, work landscape, or community greenspace into a Certified Wildlife Habitat® and become a champion for birds, butterflies, and other wildlife.

Monarch butterfly pollinating a pink coneflower.

CREDIT: TYLER MOORE

Pollinator Month

June

Buzz into action during Pollinator Month in June and all year long to help birds, butterflies, bees, and other wildlife! It’s fun and easy—turn your yard, patio, work landscape or community greenspace into a Certified Wildlife Habitat® to attract wildlife and make the planet a better place.

An ovenbird with olive-brown and white plumage standing among dried fallen leaves on the ground.

CREDIT: ANDY RAEGO

Leave the Leaves

October

Leave the leaves this fall to help wildlife thrive! By simply leaving fallen leaves as ground cover or around plants and in other areas, you provide essential winter habitat to help wildlife survive the season and benefit the environment.

A chipmunk hunched over a decaying tree stump with paws tucked to its chest.

CREDIT: JENNI KERTESTON

The Garden for Wildlife® Photo Contest

Whether on a porch, in a yard, or at a local park or school— show us how your native garden grows! Take a picture of your creation and enter for a chance to win our photo contest!