e/Backyard Wildlife Habitat

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has gloss	eng: Backyard Wildlife Habitat is a program of the National Wildlife Federation that encourages homeowners in the United States to manage their yards with the goal of maintaining healthy and diverse animal ecosystems. The program began in 1973, by 1998 was known to have impacted more than , and as of 2006 has certified over 60,000 backyards. To be certified, a yard (any outdoor space from a balcony up to a multi-acre tract of land) must offer food, water, shelter, and a place for raising young to beneficial insects or animals. Over time the Federation has introduced variants or expansions of the program for schoolyards and for communities. In order for a back yard to be certified as a “Backyard Wildlife Habitat” by the National Wildlife Federation, the space must do all of the following: provide food, water, cover, a place to raise young, and be maintained in a way that has a positive effect o n the health of the soil, air, water, and habitat for native wildlife.
lexicalization	eng: Backyard Wildlife Habitat
instance of	c/Conservation projects