Wildlife Habitat Project Resources
The Chesapeake Bay region provides a wide range of habitats supporting over 3,600 species of plants and animals. Rivers, streams, wetlands, forests, meadows and native plant habitats provide thousands of species with food, shelter, breeding grounds and nurseries for raising young. Visit the Bay Backpack Wildlife Habitat Projects section to learn how to protect, create and restore critical wildlife habitat with exciting, engaging projects. Check out additional excellent local and regional resources below!
Links to Sections
- Features to Attract & Support Wildlife
- Chesapeake Region Native Plants
- Clean Water Projects: Streams, Wetlands, Rain Gardens
- Invasive Plant & Animal Species
- Meadow Projects
- Woodland Projects
Features to Attract & Support Wildlife
Bay Backpack Projects:
Install Features & Habitats for Wildlife (Over 50 Wildlife Projects)
State, Regional & National Wildlife Habitat Resources:
Excellent State Specific Wildlife Habitat Project Resources
Regional & National Wildlife Habitat Resources
Chesapeake Region Native Plants
Bay Backpack Projects:
Chesapeake Region Native Plants: Plant & Design Resources
State, Regional & National Resources:
Choose Natives: Plants for Life
Eight Essential Elements of Conservation Landscaping
Excellent State Specific Wildlife Habitat Project Resources
Find a Local Cooperative Extension Office
inaturalist.org: Track, ID, Citizen Science & More
North American Native Plant Society (lists state societies)
Regional & National Wildlife Habitat Resources
Clean Water Projects: Streams, Wetlands, Rain Gardens
Invasive Plant & Animal Species
Bay Backpack Projects:
Identify & Manage Invasive Species
National & Regional Invasive Species Resources:
Forests for the Bay: Invasive Species ID & Control
Invasive Plants Guide: Identification, Impacts & Control
Mid-Atlantic Invasive Plant Council
National Invasive Species Council
USDA National Invasive Species Information Center
Meadow Projects
Bay Backpack Projects:
Regional Meadow Project Resources:
Ernst Seed Meadow & Pollinator Planting Guide
Ernst Seed Printable Meadow Planting Guide
Stormwater Alliance for the Bay: Native Meadow Installation
Woodland Projects
Bay Backpack Projects:
Projects to Improve & Maintain Your Woods
Grow a Forest: Tree & Shrub Nursery
Choose and Plant Trees & Shrubs
Regional Forest Resources:
Chesapeake Bay Alliance: Forests for the Bay
Chesapeake Bay Alliance: Forests for the Bay Resources
inaturalist.org: Track, ID, Citizen Science & More
Stormwater Alliance for the Bay: Riparian Buffers
Stormwater Alliance for the Bay: Tree Planting
Delaware Forest Resources:
Maryland Forest Resources:
Baltimore Co. Environmental Protection & Sustainability: Trees & Forests
New York Forest Resources:
New York Dept. of Environmental Conservation: Forests
Pennsylvania Forest Resources:
Pennsylvania DCNR Bureau of Forestry
Pennsylvania Forestry Association
Washington, DC Forest Resources:
DC-DOEE: Trees in the District
West VirginiaForest Resources: