Conservation at Home

Anyone can help conserve national, state, and local parks and recreation areas by taking action at home! Water, lands, and air are all connected, so the actions people take at home can have far-reaching effects. People interested in helping protect water, air, and wildlife can do a variety of things: Plant native flowers, use dark-sky friendly lighting fixtures, limit or avoid fertilizer, and reduce water waste. Explore these topics for more ideas.

 

How You Can Help

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  Recreate Responsibly

  Practice Leave No Trace principles to reduce your impact.

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  Conserve Water

  Use a reusable bottle, avoid fertilizer, and take other actions to conserve water.

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  Live Green

  Take a positive step toward developing a more efficient home and a healthier community.

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  Help Pollinators

  Even small changes in our own backyards can help pollinators survive and thrive.

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  Coexist with Bears

  People, neighborhoods, and communities can prevent problems with bears.

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  Help Birds

  Explore this list of the seven simple actions to help birds.

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  Protect Night Skies

  You, your neighbors, and your community can make a difference in conserving our heritage of starry skies.

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  Remove Invasive Species

  We can all work together to help defend our national parks and other public lands from invasive species.

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  Be a Conservation-Minded Pet Parent

  Our “fur-babies” are important members of our families, but they can also take a toll on local environments. See what you can do to help.