Habitat for Wildlife

Do you feed birds? Have you placed nest boxes around your house for animals to live in? Have you planted flowers and shrubs that attract butterflies, birds and other wildlife? If you use these or other ways to invite wildlife to your backyard, you can become a part of Maryland's Wild Acres.

On a larger scale, the DNR's Wildlife and Heritage Service staff can help you create a buffer of warm season grasses, leave corn or wheat standing to feed migrating Canada Geese, restore a field to wetland, or make a perfect home for wild turkeys. Hundreds of farmers and landowners help Maryland's native and visiting wildlife find the habitat (food, water and cover) they need to survive.

There are several programs that provide management incentives for landowners who wish to become part of an important and growing network of private citizens who are helping to create and protect habitat for Maryland's wildlife.