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

  • A boy in a red lifejacket paddles a canoe on a lake.
    Recreate Responsibly

    Practice Leave No Trace principles to reduce your impact.

  • The night sky shows stars and the milky way and is reflected off a lake with a tree line on the left
    Protect Night Skies

    You, your neighbors, and your community can make a difference in conserving our heritage of starry skies.

  • A person in historic clothing speaks to a group of people.
    Volunteer

    You can make our great places even better!

  • Bee hovers next to a yellow flower.
    Help Pollinators

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

  • A frog pokes its head up from water green with algae.
    Help Amphibians

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

  • A black and white bird with a yellow head, perched on a branch.
    Help Birds

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

  • A smiling man in a ballcap pets a husky.
    Be a Conservation-Minded Pet Parent

    Our “fur-babies” are important members of our families, but they can also take a toll on local environments. See what you can do to help.

  • A person crouches in grassy area and puts pulled invasive plants in a bag.
    Remove Invasive Species

    We can all work together to help defend our national parks and other public lands from invasive species.

  • A bear's head and shoulders show above green plants.
    Coexist with Bears

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

  • A Mexican free tailed bat flies at night.
    Help Bats

    We need bats if we want healthy and diverse ecosystems. Find out how you can help bats at home.

  • A fish swims over algae-covered rocks.
    Live Blue

    Whether or not you live on the coast, the state of the ocean affects us all. Help protect our oceans by living blue.

  • A bottle being filled at a water station.
    Conserve Water

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

Last updated: April 3, 2024

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