Conservation at Home

Anyone can help conserve national, state, and local parks and other protected areas by taking action at home! Water, lands, and air are all connected, so the actions people take at home 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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  Help Pollinators

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

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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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  Help Birds

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

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  Coexist with Bears

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

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  Conserve Water

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

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  Recreate Responsibly

  Practice Leave No Trace principles to reduce your impact.

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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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  Volunteer

  You can make our great places even better!

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  Help Amphibians

  Amphibians are extremely sensitive to changes in their environments. Find out what you can do to help them in your own backyard