A Georgia high-school student formed a volunteer team to turn backyards, schools and public spaces into wildlife habitat; two years later, Johns Creek became America’s 60th Certified Community Wildlife Habitat
- A suburban Georgia community became a model for urban wildlife conservation after teenager Malcolm Barnard led a two-year campaign to turn backyards, school grounds and public spaces into wildlife habitats.
- According to the National Wildlife Federation (NWF), Johns Creek earned its Community Wildlife Habitat certification in 2012, becoming the organisation’s 60th certified community in the United States and only the second in Georgia at the time.
- Johns Creek, a growing city northeast of Atlanta, might not immediately seem like the setting for a major wildlife initiative.
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- A suburban Georgia community became a model for urban wildlife conservation after teenager Malcolm Barnard led a two-year campaign to turn backyards, school grounds and public spaces into wildlife habitats.
- According to the National Wildlife Federation (NWF), Johns Creek earned its Community Wildlife Habitat certification in 2012, becoming the organisation’s 60th certified community in the United States and only the second in Georgia at the time.
- Johns Creek, a growing city northeast of Atlanta, might not immediately seem like the setting for a major wildlife initiative.
Sources: Times of India