Protecting Wildlife, One Yard At A Time

"Snug in his three-story treehouse of a home during a thunderstorm, Evan Earle Jr. talked about the benefits of a yard with native Florida vegetation and very little grass."

"Earle, 47, is not the only one who enjoys his landscape. He shares it at times with raccoons, opossums, cardinals, a red-shouldered hawk, ospreys, blue jays, mockingbirds, hummingbirds, squirrels, reptiles, amphibians, butterflies and more.

Recently the National Wildlife Federation recognized Earle's yard as a Certified Wildlife Habitat. Earle joins the ranks of about 180 other Pinellas homeowners with certified yards."