Ways you can promote wildlife habitat:

	Don’t litter.  Keep trash bags or ashtrays in places people are more likely to litter such as in your car.
	Recycle and compost. Bottles, junk mail, oil, and coat hangers are just a few things that can be recycled. Organic matter (fruits, veggies, tea bags, coffee grinds, eggshells) and yard waste can be composted in a bin or on a spot of your backyard.
	Eat lower on the food chain.  Diverse habitat is converted to a homogenized grass field for grazing animals, which displaces plants and animals and yields less food than if fruits and veggies were planted.
	Participate in tree planting and beach cleanup events.
	Create habitats in your own backyard. Your local nursery can help you select native fire-resistant species to restore neighborhood habitat.
	Promote land conservation, support national parks and land trusts. The Santa Monica Mountain Conservancy and Mountains Restoration Trust are just two of many organizations formed to preserve open space.

Remember that you are making a difference!

LINKS
	www.ceres.ca.gov/smmc - Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy
	www.mountainstrust.org - Mountains Restoration Trust
	www.HealtheBay.org - Heal the Bay
	www.californiawildlifecenter.org - California Wildlife Center
	www.birdsource.org/gbbc  - Great Backyard Bird Count
	www.tu.org - Trout Unlimited
	www.pesticidewatch.org - Pesticide Watch
	www.ducks.org - Ducks Unlimited
	www.ran.org/index.html  - Rainforest Action Network
	www.greenpeace.org - Greenpeace
	www.nwf.org - National Wildlife Federation
	www.unep.org - United Nations Environmental Program
	www.sierraclub.org - Sierra Club
	www.rmi.org - Rocky Mountain Institute
	www.sierraforests.org - Sierra Nevada Forest Protection Campaign
	www.nwf.org/habitats - Schoolyard Wildlife Habitats
	www.treepeople.org - TreePeople