Gardening for wildlife isn’t limited to just spring and summer. Get gardening this fall and join the Leave the Leaves movement to support wildlife year-round!
A new National Wildlife Survey has found Most People are open to Leaving Leaves to Benefit Wildlife. To raise awareness, we have launched National Wildlife Federation's Leave the Leaves Month as a terrific time to keep active in your garden in the fall to make it even better for the multitude of wildlife species that need fallen leaves and other organic yard debris as habitat. Read on to find out how!
Five Ways to Celebrate
Certify Your Fall Garden as a Wildlife Habitat.
Leaving your fall leaves and using other fall garden practices provides food, cover, and places for wildlife to raise young. These elements, with some simple extra steps can qualify your yard, garden or outdoor space as a Certified Wildlife Habitat® while supporting wildlife through colder months of the year. When you certify you join the movement of natural gardeners and help spread the message that we can all help create habitat for our local wildlife.
Promo Code: FALL10
Receive 10% off your total when you certify and purchase any Certified Wildlife Habitat® sign in the month of October. This is a limited-time offer available online only from October 1st-31st.
Sign Up for the Garden for Wildlife® Habitat Newsletter and be Entered to Win our Sweepstakes
The lucky winner will receive a bat box!
Each month, you’ll get tips, tricks, and stories from across the country on how to attract wildlife to your yard or garden.
Sign up in October to be entered to win!
Order Beautiful Native Plant Collections Shipped to Your Door.
Add collection of native plants to your garden to help save birds, bees, butterflies, and more. Get chemical-free plants that bloom for three seasons and return every year. Collections are backed by science to help the highest number of declining wildlife species.
Discover Tips for Fall Gardening.
There are many things you can do this fall, including leaving the leaves, that will provide huge benefits to wildlife all year long! Discover some fall gardening tips through our many educational resources and keep your eye out for even more resources and blogs on this topic this season!
Get Social and Tell Us "How Does your Garden Grow?"
Be a Leave the Leaves champion and show us your stuff! Post photos of your wildlife gardens and activity with the hashtag #GardenforWildlife and look for your native garden habitat pics on our social wall. Connect with the Garden for Wildlife® community to share your story.
Wildlife Habitat Champion Partner Spotlight
We are proud to continue our long-term partnership with Wild Birds Unlimited® who work to help protect and restore vital habitats by inspiring people everywhere to participate in NWF’s Certified Wildlife Habitat® program.
