Red-bellied Woodpecker, male. Photo by Howard B. Eskin

Welcome to Audubon Pennsylvania's Audubon At Home program. Audubon At Home offers tools for creating healthy habitats for birds, wildlife, and people. Pennsylvania is looking forward to creating a model that other states will follow. As a result, we are planning some exciting projects. For example…

Coming Soon!
The Audubon At Home Bird Habitat recognition Program
Audubon Pennsylvania will recognize personal and public efforts to create healthy natural landscapes where birds and wildlife can flourish. Some of the places that can provide resources for birds and wildlife are:

• Private homes
• Schoolyards
• University campuses
• Corporate campuses
• Large acre private properties
• Community parks
• Mini-sanctuaries: patios, balconies, etc.

Any space is potential habitat! Other features of this program will include official Audubon Pennsylvania signs to post on your property and an online forum to talk with other "Auduboners."

If you're interested in being notified about the Audubon At Home Providing Sanctuary Program, please email Steven Saffier at ssaffier@audubon.org

Available now!

The Audubon Guide to Gardening for Life in Southeastern Pennsylvania.
© 2005
Residents of southeastern Pennsylvania are faced with challenges that are also found in other parts of the northeast: excessive water, invasive plants, deer, over-development, and more. The Guide to Gardening for Life offers 84 colorful pages with informative essays and companion profiles of noteworthy residents who have successfully tackled problems and created habitat spaces that are non-toxic and wildlife-friendly. Each chapter is summarized with helpful At Home Actions (AHA!) and includes tips from the profile subjects.

Please email Steven for price and ordering information: ssaffier@audubon.org

APATH - Audubon Protecting Animals Through Habitat: Native Plants in the Creation of Backyard, Schoolyard, and Park Habitat Areas (2003) is a 75-page guide to developing a wildlife habitat garden at home, work, the community park, or the local schoolyard.

APATH guides the reader through the progressive stages of planning a habitat garden and developing an understanding of wildlife needs. A detailed list of Pennsylvania native plants useful to wildlife is provided, along with helpful hints and techniques. Please email Joy Myers for pricing and ordering information: jmyers@audubon.org.


Audubon Links

Native Plant Sales and other events in Pennsylvania – Spring 2008

Audubon At Home www.audubonathome.org

Environmental Landscaping www.envirolandscaping.org - lots of great information! (Please do not register garden through this site…we are currently revising the registration process!)

Other Links

Penn State University Center for Sustainability: http://www.engr.psu.edu/cfs/
The Dirt Doctor - Organic Gardening: www.dirtdoctor.com

We'll post more information as the program develops, so please visit us often!