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 The
Florida Backyard Wildlife Habitat Program (BWHP) is a free
program administered by the Florida Wildlife
Extension that will help you landscape your
property to be more appealing to birds and other
wildlife.
This program includes information on how to design
a wildlife refuge in your yard.
Using detailed descriptions of your current or
planned landscaping, we will provide tips on how
to better attract and benefit desired wildlife
species in your yard.
Upon completion, you
will receive a personalized certificate and yard
sign in recognition of your concern and efforts to
provide food and cover for wildlife.
If you own or rent a residential property with
at least 10 square yards that can be landscaped
for wildlife, you can join the hundreds of Florida
residents participating in the BWHP.
This program is being offered through a
cooperative agreement between the Florida Fish and
Wildlife Conservation Commission, the Florida
Wildlife Extension, and the Miami-Dade County
Extension. The Florida Wildlife Extension is part
of the Department of Wildlife Ecology and
Conservation in the Institute for Agricultural
Sciences (IFAS) at the University of Florida.
Click
here to print an application for the
Florida Backyard Wildlife Habitat Program (500
Kb 
file)
.
Click
here to print an order form for the
Landscaping for Florida's Wildlife
book (200 Kb
file)
.
Click
here to print an order form for the
Planting a Refuge for Wildlife book (75
Kb Word file)
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If you live in Miami-Dade County
and are unable to download and/or print the BWHP
application using the above link, please complete the form below and we
will mail (by U.S. Mail) an application to you as soon as
possible.
Note: If you do not live
in Miami-Dade County but are interested in
applying for the Florida Backyard Wildlife Habitat
Program certificate, please click
here to go to the statewide BWHP website.
Florida
Public Bird Monitoring Program
Did you ever
wonder how your landscaping affects wildlife? Well
now YOU can help find out by participating in a
citizen-based bird-monitoring program. The Florida
Bird Monitoring Program is a website where you can
enter your bird survey data and view results from
participants across Florida. Through this website,
people can track which birds occur in their yards
and communities over time. Property owners that
are landscaping for wildlife can determine which
landscaping strategies and management techniques
work best in attracting certain bird species and
improve the ecological design and maintenance of
their yards. Click HERE
to find out more about this bird-monitoring
program.
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