Haig Point Certified as a Wildlife-Friendly Community
by the National Wildlife Federation
Daufuskie Island, South Carolina (June 17, 2024) – Haig Point has been recognized as a wildlife-friendly community by the National Wildlife Federation’s Community Wildlife Habitat program™. To receive this designation, community leaders commit to building collaborative relationships with residents, educators, youth, city officials, families and more to educate them about and engage them in the creation of native plant habitat for people and wildlife.
Each community is required to certify a proportion of their residential homes, schools, and public spaces as a National Wildlife Federation Certified Wildlife Habitat™. These critical pockets of habitat throughout their community provide the four basic elements that all wildlife need to thrive: food, water, cover and places for wildlife to raise young, and are managed using sustainable gardening and landscaping practices.
Participants educate and engage Haig Point residents through events, workshops and hands-on service projects. Haig Point is the 164th community in the country and the 15th community in South Carolina to earn this designation.
“Congratulations to Haig Point for coming together to earn this certification, which will have a lasting impact for wildlife and residents alike,” said Patrick Fitzgerald, senior director of community habitat for the National Wildlife Federation. “Providing a home for wildlife in our communities, where we live, learn, work, play and worship, will help both wildlife and people thrive.”
For more information about the National Wildlife Federation’s Community Wildlife Habitat network, please go to: www.nwf.org/community.
