The Microhabitat Resource Center
An open access resource for new and emerging microhabitat programs
The Microhabitat
Resource Center
An open access resource for new and emerging microhabitat programs
Microhabitat Program Manual:
A Guide For Startups & Community-based Organizations
This manual is a guide created by Village and Wilderness for community-based organizations seeking to initiate a microhabitat program of their own. The manual covers key considerations, from identifying a program’s purpose and strategies to choosing a yard sign and finding sources of native plants.
Free Access To Our Program Manual
Supplemental Resources
To supplement the Manual, below you will find examples, where available, of different microhabitat program features from our practice community of established microhabitat programs. Each program’s materials are adapted to its own organizational and community context.
Please note these examples link primarily to publicly available content on individual programs’ websites as of 12/31/2024. Please check these websites for the latest versions, in case of updates or link changes.
- Arkansas Wild Spaces, Arkansas Master Naturalists
- Backyard Habitat Certification Program, Columbia Land Trust and Bird Alliance of Oregon
- Bird Friendly Habitat Program, Forsyth Audubon
- Bird Friendly Habitat Program, New Hope Bird Alliance
- Bring Conservation Home, St. Louis Audubon Society
- Certified Backyard Habitat Program, Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania
- CoMO Wild Yards, City of Columbia Office of Sustainability
- Conservation @ Home, The Conservation Foundation
- Habitat Haven, Lane County Audubon
- Habitat Patch Program, Golden Eagle Audubon
- Lands in Harmony, Openlands
- Native Plant Habitat Certification, Georgia Native Plant Society
- Natural Neighbors, BiodiversityWorks
- Nature Advisors, Deep Roots, KC
- Nature At Home Certification Program, NC Extension Master Gardener Program
- Nature in My Backyard, Audubon Society of Greater Cleveland and Shaker Lakes Garden Club
- Residential Community Conservation, Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space
- Wildlife Sanctuary Program, Birds Georgia
- Wildlife Sanctuary Program, Northern Virginia Bird Alliance
- Bird Friendly Habitat Program, Forsyth Audubon: Property Visit and Certification Report template
- Natural Neighbors, BiodiversityWorks: Example 1
- Natural Neighbors, BiodiversityWorks: Example 2
- Wildlife Sanctuary Program, Northern Virginia Bird Alliance: Site Report online, pdf
- Wildlife Sanctuary Program, Northern Virginia Bird Alliance: Site Recommendations template, sample
- Backyard Habitat Certification Program, Columbia Land Trust and Bird Alliance of Oregon
- Bird Friendly Habitat Program, New Hope Bird Alliance
- Bring Conservation Home (overview, details), St. Louis Audubon Society
- Certified Backyard Habitat Program, Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania
- CoMO Wild Yards, City of Columbia Office of Sustainability
- Conservation @ Home (Co**********@Ho*********************.pdf“>English, Co**********@Ho*****************************.pdf“>Spanish), The Conservation Foundation
- Eastside Pollinator Garden, Eastern Sierra Land Trust
- Habitat Haven Backyard Certification Program, Lane County Audubon Society
- Lands in Harmony, Openlands
- Habitat Patch Program, Golden Eagle Audubon
- Native Plant Habitat Certification, Georgia Native Plant Society
- Nature Advisors, Deep Roots, KC\
- Nature At Home Certification Program, NC Extension Master Gardener Program (embedded within the sign-up form)
- Nature in My Backyard, Audubon Society of Greater Cleveland and Shaker Lakes Garden Club
- Rewild Ojai, Ojai Valley Land Conservancy
- Wildlife Sanctuary Program, Birds Georgia
- Arkansas WIld Spaces, Arkansas Master Naturalists
- Backyard Habitat Certification Program, Columbia Land Trust and Bird Alliance of Oregon
- Bird Friendly Habitat Program, New Hope Bird Alliance
- Bring Conservation Home, St. Louis Audubon Society
- Certified Backyard Habitat Program, Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania
- CoMO Wild Yards, City of Columbia Office of Sustainability
- Conservation @ Home, The Conservation Foundation
- Eastside Pollinator Garden, Eastern Sierra Land Trust
- Habitat Haven Backyard Certification Program, Lane County Audubon Society
- Habitat Patch Program, Golden Eagle Audubon
- Lands in Harmony, Openlands
- Native Plant Garden Certification, North Carolina Native Plant Society and Cape Fear Audubon
- Native Plant Habitat Certification, Georgia Native Plant Society
- Natural Neighbors, Biodiversity Works
- Nature Advisors, Deep Roots, KC
- Nature At Home Certification Program, NC Extension Master Gardener Program
- Nature in My Backyard, Audubon Society of Greater Cleveland and Shaker Lakes Garden Club
- Residential Community Conservation, Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space
- Rewild Ojai, Ojai Valley Land Conservancy
- Wildlife Sanctuary Program, Birds Georgia
- Wildlife Sanctuary Program, Northern Virginia Bird Alliance
