Habitat Hero

Habitat Heroes are people, like you, who practice a form of landscape stewardship called wildscaping. You can be a Habitat Hero by creating wildlife and native plant habitat in your own yard, balcony, or other open space. Creating habitat doesn’t require large plots of land, extensive expertise, nor expensive landscaping.  Learn more about how to add wildscaping to your home through resources on this page and events offered by Boulder County Audubon.

Find out how you can get involved through upcoming Habitat Hero events with Boulder County Audubon or with Audubon Rockies.

Colorado Wildscapes: Bringing Conservation Home

An excellent resource to learn about wildscaping and creating habitat in your own yard is Colorado Wildscapes: Bringing Conservation Home. Highlighting local Habitat Heros this book provides not only inspiration, but also information on how you can wildscape your yard. This book is available through the Audubon Rockies website.

Habitat Hero Birdwatcher Garden

Artist rendering of the Habitat Hero Birdwatcher Garden in full bloom.

Add the award-winning Habitat Hero Birdwatcher Garden to your own yard. Originally created for the 2014 gardening season by renowned garden designer Lauren Springer Ogden, in collaboration with High Country Gardens’ chief horticulturist David Salman as part of a Habitat Hero initiative, this garden remains popular throughout the Front Range. This plant collection makes providing bird habitat easy, beautiful and fun! For full plant details and to order the garden visit the High Country Gardens website now. High Country Gardens will return a portion of the sales to Audubon Rockies to support wildscaping programs.

Wildscaping Articles by Members

• How to Attract Birds to Your Garden, by Mary Balzer

• Cultivating Untidyness, by Susan Tweit

• Wes Sears’ Wildlife Memorial Garden

Additional Resources

• Wildlife friendly plants for the Front Range (PDF)

• National Audubon Society – Audubon At Home

• Audubon Rockies –Upcoming Habitat Hero Events