Mapping Our Impact

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Mapping Our Impact

Your backyard—connects wildlife and habitats that together make a big impact!

Maps illustrate how the properties in our program are interconnected, creating a diverse web of habitats and wildlife corridors across our region. These are our local program accomplishments!

At a Glance

Backyard Habitat Program to date at a Glance

14,500+

Sites Enrolled

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3,800+

Acres Enrolled

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10,000+

Facebook Followers

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6,100+

Volunteer Hours

4,500+

Sites Certified

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420,632+

Native Plants Planted

2025 Stats

Our Program Reach

909

New sites in 2025

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362

New acres in 2025

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35,751

Native plants in 2025

349

Certified in 2025

Program Site Maps

We are big!

To reflect participation across the region, we pinpoint each yard we’ve visited on a map. If you’ve received a site visit, your impact will be charted! If you live outside our area, we hope you’re inspired to grow your own backyard habitat.

2025 Stats

Additional Program Accomplishments

170 Renewed Certifications

Certification lasts 3 years, after which participants renew it.

899+ Volunteer Hours

Volunteers are critical to the program’s success. They perform administrative tasks, conduct certification visits, and handle other responsibilities.

$1.8M Contribution to the local green economy

We directly contribute to the local green economy by highlighting local businesses, including arborists, landscape professionals, and retail nurseries.