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Milton is a rural/suburban community incorporated in 2006 from the unincorporated part of northern Fulton County. In 2011, Milton was recognized as the community having the highest quality of life in the state of Georgia and the ninth highest in the Southeast by The Business Journals "On Numbers" quality-of-life survey. The city embraces small-town life and heritage while preserving its rural character. Milton was certified as a NWF Community Wildlife Habitat in 2013. In 2016, residents voted overwhelmingly in favor of a $25 million greenspace bond to acquire land for parks, trails, and greenspace including conservation land, wildlife habitats, and natural areas. The city has currently conserved over 400 acres as permanent greenspace.
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Known as “The City of Open Spaces and Friendly Faces”, Piedmont has ranked among the fastest growing cities in Oklahoma, but it wasn’t always that way. Although Piedmont was incorporated before Oklahoma became a state, its population was less than 300 until the 1950’s. Piedmont is in the Central Plains eco-region, which is a transition area between the once prairie (now winter wheat-growing) region to the west and the forested low mountains to the east.
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South Woodlawn Neighborhood is one of the many neighborhoods that comprise Knoxville, Tennessee. It was a sweet potato farm until the post-World War II era, when it became suburbanized. Most of the homes were built during this time, so there are still plenty of mature trees and brush. Wildlife flourishes in the open, undeveloped areas. The neighborhood is largely residential, with only a few businesses and one school. For more information, go to http://www.swna-knox.org/wildlife-habitat-community.
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Oakland Park was incorporated in 1929. Over the past 50 years it has transformed from a rural community where cows and hogs roamed throughout the city's primitive roads to a modern, highly urbanized, but family-oriented city. Increasing the urban tree canopy is a big priority for the city because of the many community benefits such as cleaner air, less runoff, resilience against storms, wildlife habitat and more! Oakland Park is committed to developing and maintaining itself as a sustainable community that preserves the past while planning for the future. The Community Wildlife Habitat project is being led by sustainability personnel from the city's Public Works Department. The project has been named WOW-Welcome Our Wildlife.
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Benton County is situated in the Willamette Valley of Northwestern Oregon. Benton County is bordered to the west by the heavily forested Oregon Coast Range and to the east by the Willamette River. The county includes many notable natural features such as Mary’s Peak (highest peak in Oregon’s Central Coast Range), Alesa Falls, Peavy Arboretum, and other natural features. The largest city is Corvallis and it’s home to Oregon State University.
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Newark is a small city with a vibrant Main Street and the University of Delaware at its center. Newark has a mix of light industry, commercial areas, residential neighborhoods and the university campus. Several of the larger industrial sections of the city have been transitioning to other uses. A former paper mill is becoming a city park and the former Chrysler plant is being converted by the university into research and educational facilities with "green" designs. Two streams flow through the city limits, providing natural corridors for wildlife.
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The Hollow Road neighborhood is part of Nibley City, the fastest growing community in Cache County, Utah. All of the homes in this neighborhood are on a minimum of two-acre plots and the road parallels the Blacksmith Fork River and three canals. The abundance of water in this area promotes great riparian zones of tree growth and lures in at least 75 species of birds including eagles, hawks, falcons, turkeys, pheasants, warblers, orioles, tanagers, hummingbirds, kingfishers, dippers, buntings, towhees, grosbeaks, waxwings, and all kinds of finches.....to name a few. Hollow Road is frequented by Mule Deer, but Moose and Elk have also been rare visitors. Mountain Lions occasionally roam the mountains to the East, and the sound of Coyotes howling in the foothills, or the yapping of Red Foxes, are not totally unfamiliar. Cache County gets its name from its use as a place where mountain men would cache their furs to be sold at later dates. It is the northernmost county in Utah and consists of a verdant valley at 4600' elevation, surrounded by mountains over 9000' high. The County, and much of the State, were once the ancient location of huge Lake Bonneville. Hollow Road got its name from the depression carved through lake deposits by the Blacksmith Fork River. It is a small valley within a large one. The neighborhood is about 3 miles long, has about 140 homes, and 430 residents. Many are certifying their property with NWF through our local volunteer group, the Cache Valley Wildlife Association.
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A town of picturesque hills and dales, stone walls, and wood lots. With one church and one elementary school, Pound Ridge is unique for what is does not have –traffic lights, malls, fast food places—as well as what it has. A third of the town’s 23 square miles have been set aside as open space. Most residential lots are 2-4 acres. The residents share the community with bear, deer, fox, coyotes, and other wildlife.
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The City of Johns Creek was incorporated in 2006 and is located in the northeast corner of Fulton County, Georgia, or about 45 northeast of Atlanta. As the 10th largest City in Georgia, Johns Creek is home to nationally-ranked schools. Consistently ranked the safest city in Georgia; Johns Creek ranks high in cultural diversity (25% international population); has premiere municipal services, and abundant recreational opportunities providing a high quality of life for our community. The Recreation & Parks Department maintains over 400 acres of parkland and nature reserve, including five access points to the Chattahoochee River, which makes up the City's southern border, and its National Recreation areas. For more information on our parks, please visit (https://johnscreekga.gov/recreation-parks/parks/). The City of Johns Creek has been a Certified Community Wildlife Habitat by the National Wildlife Federation since 2013 after a local high school student spearheaded the initial certification effort. The City works with local partners to maintain its certification including Johns Creek Beautification and Autrey Mill Nature Preserve Association. For more information on ongoing certification efforts, please visit (www.johnscreekwildlifehabitat.org).
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With one of the best tree canopies in the US, the city of Charlotte is the largest city in North Carolina and 15th largest in the US. Charlotte is proud to be one of the top ten cities for wildlife as noted by the National Wildlife Federation. As the second largest financial center in the United States, it is a diverse community of people from every corner of the world. The city is just three hours from the Atlantic and two hours from some of the oldest mountains on the planet - the Blue Ridge Mountains. While hosting 325 of the Fortune 500 companies, Charlotte has abundant green spaces, including over 35 miles of trails, 21,000 acres of parks, 27 nature preserves and nearly 65 miles of greenways offering a host of outdoor activities including hiking, biking, kayaking, fishing, horseback riding, and observing flora and fauna. There's even a public campground in a 1,132 acre nature preserve in the city. Charlotte has many areas of protected lands as part of the Central Carolinas Biodiversity Trail including rare Piedmont prairies and important wetlands. Charlotte demonstrates a working balance between economic development and preserving natural and quality green space for wildlife as well as expanding tree canopy. Charlotte Wildlife Stewards, the Charlotte Chapter of the North Carolina Wildlife Federation certified the city in 2015, and offers free nature related community programs and events throughout the year. Our webpage is one of the city’s top go-to resources for local and regional environmental information. Currently, the city has over 1,670 certified wildlife habitats. (set video playback to 1080p) Visit our website: www.Charlottewildlife.org
