The Wildlife Sanctuary program provides onsite visits with the purpose of providing property owners and managers with guidance on how to enhance their property’s ability to support the ecological functions needed for a healthy wildlife habitat. They will assess your current habitat features and practices, make recommendations for ways to improve your site for wildlife and habitat features, and coach you on the steps that will aide your progress toward certification as an Northern Virginia Bird Alliance Wildlife Sanctuary. We do not provide landscape designs or perform hands-on landscaping tasks.

Please note that the Wildlife Sanctuary Program is an all-volunteer program operated by trained Master Naturalists and Master Gardeners. We will do our best to schedule your onsite visit as soon as possible. We will communicate with you via email and ask that you respond promptly to facilitate scheduling.

Before you request your visit you may want to review our application for certification so you are familiar with the certification requirements.

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The application is provided in Rich Text Format so it should be compatible with Mac or Windows computers. If you have issues using the file on your computer and need it in a different format, please contact us.

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By submitting this form, I agree to the Healthy Yard Pledge:

  • Reduce pesticide and fertilizer use - no broad spectrum spraying for mosquitoes
  • Remove invasive non-native plants
  • Conserve water and protect water quality
  • Plant species native to our area
  • Reduce area covered by lawn grass
  • Leave the leaves in non-lawn areas
  • Support birds and other wildlife by:
      • -keeping cats indoors
      -guarding against human-made hazards like window collisions, light and noise pollution, poisonous and glue pest traps, and plastic netting
I accept the pledge:



Thank you for demonstrating your commitment to wildlife with this action.

Note: Our volunteers cover requests in the counties listed in our form below. If you enter “Other” we will send you an information email with some ideas for resources outside our area to help you create wildlife habitat in your location.

If you have concerns or questions please contact us.

NV Bird Alliance Wildlife Sanctuary Program - Creating wildlife habitat one yard at a time

 

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