Keep South Carolina Wild

Community Wildlife
Habitats

Work together with your neighbors to provide habitat for wildlife, complete conservation projects, and educate your community!

The NWF Community Wildlife Habitat program, started in 1997, empowers citizen leaders to take action for wildlife in their own communities. The program provides these leaders with a framework to restore wildlife habitat and educate and engage community members while working to attain NWF’s esteemed certification as a wildlife-friendly community.

Communities of all sizes are encouraged to apply. We work with large cities and counties as well as small towns and neighborhoods.

South Carolina Certified Community Wildlife Habitats:

Callawassie Island

Beaufort County

Briarcliffe Acres

Horry County

Kiawah Island

Charleston County

Fripp Island

Beaufort County

Keowee Key

Oconee County

Harbor Island

Beaufort County

Columbia

Richland County

Sun City Carolina Lakes

Indian Land, York County

Moss Creek

Hilton Head Island (check out this feature on the NWF Blog!)

Greer

Spartanburg County

Paris Mountain

Greenville County

Bull Point Community

Beaufort County

Chapin

Richland County

Gift Plantation

Charleston County

Haig Point

Beaufort County

South Carolina Registered Community Wildlife Habitats (Working Toward Certification):

  1. Stono Ferry, Charleston County
  2. Lake Forest, Greenville County
  3. Greenville County Greenville County
  4. Dataw Island, Beaufort County
  5. Mount Pleasant, Charleston County

Purchase this sign (right) to commemorate your community’s achieved certification as a Community Wildlife Habitat! Signs can be customized with your community’s name and logo.

purchase your sign here

Contact SCWF’s Habitat Education Manager for more assistance: Email Savannah Jordan or call the office at (803) 256-0670.

SCWF staff at the Chapin Community Wildlife Habitat pollinator garden at Chapin Town Hall, June 2024

Moss Creek Community Wildlife Habitat certification ceremony, November 2022

Sun City Carolina Lakes Community Wildlife Habitat certification ceremony, July 2021 (photo by Tom Chriske)

City of Columbia Community Wildlife Habitat certification ceremony, October 2019 (photo by Grace Allen)

Harbor Island Community Wildlife Habitat certification ceremony, May 2019 (photo by Jan Moye Grimsley)

Keowee Key Community Wildlife Habitat certification ceremony, August 2018

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