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January 2010 Where we are MSWord Doc Where we are PDF  Fostering healthy habitats
Birds, beneficial creatures and insects prospering
amid the habitat gardens and wildlife corridors
of Shoreline
Salmon swimming upstream to successfully spawn
in Thornton, Boeing and McAleer Creeks
Green gardeners all over the city practice and
promote water conservation and reduction of
chemical use
Shoreline is linked with neighboring,
certified communities to aid migrating birds
of the Pacific Northwest Flyway
for native wildlife one backyard at a time Working together to conserve biodiversity in Shoreline We welcome your participation 
Sustainable Shoreline Education Association PO Box 55955 Shoreline, WA 98155 www.sustainableshoreline.org Our Vision Our Mission
Certify Shoreline as a Community Wildlife Habitat
Preserve, restore & create sustainable habitat to benefit & protect wildlife and ourselves
Build a stronger sense of community by inspiring
neighborhood stewardship and pride
Our Goal for Shoreline
is to satisfy National Wildlife Federation’s
Community Certification requirements
We plan to certify
Wildlife Habitat Project
Community wildlife habitat projects increase
awareness and empower residents to act on behalf of
wildlife. Since habitat loss is the single greatest threat
to wildlife today, it is more important than ever to
increase the amount of suitable habitat for wildlife.
In order to re-establish wildlife corridors and reconnect
people to nature, we have initiated Shoreline's
Community Wildlife Habitat Project. This program is
specifically designed to rally the community to act on
behalf of wildlife. Our neighboring city, Lake Forest
Park, is already certified, and Edmonds is one of
many other local communities working to become
certified. When we succeed, we will be the largest city
in the state to achieve this goal!
How we care for our community is critically important
to the quality of life for all who live here. Our growing
population has taxed the delicate balance of nature to
a point where it needs our help. Active stewardship
now can preserve and enrich the environment that
once made Shoreline “a most livable city” for our
friends and families.
We can choose to be better stewards of our own back
yards.
We can choose to use more sustainable landscape
practices that will save us time & money while
reducing the volume of harmful chemicals that enter
our waterways.
We can choose to reconnect local wildlife corridors
and live in-balance with the beautiful setting nature
has provided us.
Shoreline’s Community Wildlife Habitat Project serves
to rally the entire community around preserving,
restoring, and creating attractive, low maintenance
wildlife habitats. Please join us!
Four Basic Habitat Requirements
A sustainable wildlife habitat provides food,
water, shelter and a place to rear young.
Your yard may already posses
many wildlife resources.
1) Food:Seeds, berries, nectar, pollen from plants, trees and/or a bird feeder 2) Water: A birdbath, shallow pond, stream, wetland or lakeshore 3) Shelter: Dense vegetation or rock and/or brush pile 4) Place to rear young: Trees, shrubs, ponds, nesting boxes
Ready to Get Started?
It’s easy to Certify
Applications are available from the
Shoreline Habitat Team from either
the National Wildlife Federation website:
www.nwf.org/backyardwildlifehabitat +$15 or www.wdfw.wa.gov/wlm/backyard/ +$5 Fill out an application and send For more information: Sustainable Shoreline Education Association PO Box 55955 Shoreline, WA 98155 sustainableshoreline.org Boni Biery, Habitat Team Coordinatorbirdsbeesfishtrees@gmail.com 206.542.4722 Shoreline’s Community Wildlife Habitat Project is a volunteer based community effort. We welcome your involvement! Come join us! 
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