{"id":302,"date":"2018-06-20T10:00:45","date_gmt":"2018-06-20T10:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.pgplanning.com\/?p=302"},"modified":"2018-06-14T13:25:56","modified_gmt":"2018-06-14T17:25:56","slug":"where-the-wild-things-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.pgplanning.com\/?p=302","title":{"rendered":"Where the Wild Things Live"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"max-width: 900px;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-13-1 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-399 ml-slider\">\n    \n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_399\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_399\">\n            <ul class=\"slides\">\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-412 ms-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.pgplanning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/AllenPond4.jpg?resize=640%2C427\" height=\"427\" width=\"640\" alt=\"Kids swinging at Allen Pond playground\" class=\"slider-399 slide-412\" title=\"AllenPond4\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-400 ms-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blog.pgplanning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Wildflowers.jpg?resize=640%2C427\" height=\"427\" width=\"640\" alt=\"Sign denoting wildflower area\" class=\"slider-399 slide-400\" title=\"Wildflowers\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-401 ms-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.pgplanning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Pond.jpg?resize=640%2C427\" height=\"427\" width=\"640\" alt=\"Pond by Bowie City Hall\" class=\"slider-399 slide-401\" title=\"Pond\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-402 ms-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.pgplanning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Flowers2.jpg?resize=640%2C427\" height=\"427\" width=\"640\" alt=\"Wildflowers by Bowie City Hall\" class=\"slider-399 slide-402\" title=\"Flowers2\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-403 ms-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.pgplanning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/AllenPond060618.jpg?resize=640%2C427\" height=\"427\" width=\"640\" alt=\"Couple walking by Allen Pond\" class=\"slider-399 slide-403\" title=\"AllenPond060618\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-404 ms-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.pgplanning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/AllenPond12.jpg?resize=640%2C427\" height=\"427\" width=\"640\" alt=\"Senior league baseball players\" class=\"slider-399 slide-404\" title=\"AllenPond12\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-405 ms-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blog.pgplanning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/AllenPond11.jpg?resize=640%2C427\" height=\"427\" width=\"640\" alt=\"Senior league baseball players\" class=\"slider-399 slide-405\" title=\"AllenPond11\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-406 ms-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.pgplanning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/AllenPond10.jpg?resize=640%2C427\" height=\"427\" width=\"640\" alt=\"Field lights at Allen Pond\" class=\"slider-399 slide-406\" title=\"AllenPond10\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-407 ms-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.pgplanning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/AllenPond9.jpg?resize=640%2C427\" height=\"427\" width=\"640\" alt=\"Senior league baseball players\" class=\"slider-399 slide-407\" title=\"AllenPond9\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-408 ms-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.pgplanning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/AllenPond8.jpg?resize=640%2C427\" height=\"427\" width=\"640\" alt=\"Allen Pond scenery\" class=\"slider-399 slide-408\" title=\"AllenPond8\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-409 ms-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.pgplanning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/AllenPond7.jpg?resize=640%2C427\" height=\"427\" width=\"640\" alt=\"Hockey players sign at Bowie ice rink\" class=\"slider-399 slide-409\" title=\"AllenPond7\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-410 ms-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.pgplanning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/AllenPond6.jpg?resize=640%2C427\" height=\"427\" width=\"640\" alt=\"Pavilion at Allen Pond\" class=\"slider-399 slide-410\" title=\"AllenPond6\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-411 ms-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.pgplanning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/AllenPond5.jpg?resize=640%2C427\" height=\"427\" width=\"640\" alt=\"Turtle sculpture at Allen Pond playground\" class=\"slider-399 slide-411\" title=\"AllenPond5\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-413 ms-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.pgplanning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/AllenPond2.jpg?resize=640%2C427\" height=\"427\" width=\"640\" alt=\"Duck designed paddleboat at Allen Pond\" class=\"slider-399 slide-413\" title=\"AllenPond2\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: right;\">Photos by <a href=\"mailto: carly.brockinton@ppd.mncppc.org\">Carly Brockinton<\/a> &#8212; Prince George&#8217;s County Planning Department<\/h6>\n<p><strong>Bowie &#8212;\u00a0<\/strong> Two years after Bowie was certified as a National Wildlife Federation Certified Community Wildlife Habitat, the community has not stopped promoting its efforts to reverse the loss of wildlife habitat and promote the use of green spaces.<\/p>\n<p>Certified through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nwf.org\/Home\/Garden-for-Wildlife\/About\">National Wildlife Federation<\/a> (NWF), areas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nwf.org\/-\/media\/PDFs\/Garden-for-Wildlife\/Certified-Wildlife-Habitat\/NWF_Garden-Certification-Checklist.ashx?la=en&amp;hash=FFAA30B3AE06687A881FC4BE615DEFB0E2BACF42\">must provide<\/a> food, water, cover, and nesting boxes; they must also use sustainable practices. The certification costs $20 and comes with an official sign.<\/p>\n<p>And the areas are not just attracting butterflies and pollinators. Residents were out enjoying nature last week as the buds were blooming. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Bowie-Gold-Softball-236425843220075\/\">Bowie Gold softball team<\/a> was on the field at Allen Pond Park as part of the Baltimore Beltway Senior Softball League. More green spaces, like Allen Pond Park, are part of what residents told planners they wanted in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>The NWF certification came the same year that the City of Bowie released its <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cityofbowie.org\/DocumentCenter\/View\/4579\/City-of-Bowie-Sustainability-Plan\">Sustainability Plan<\/a> that included plans to improve the environment for natural resources and increase public gathering space. The plan states, \u201cTo try to give birds, butterflies, and other wildlife in Bowie a reprieve from the stress of habitat fragmentation and degradation, the City joined NWF\u2019s program in 2009.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As part of the promotion of its community certification (which includes backyards, community sites, and schools), Bowie Gardens 4 Wildlife hosts an annual backyard habitat tour to display a variety of options for your own backyard.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about creating your own wildlife habitat with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cityofbowie.org\/DocumentCenter\/View\/28\/Backyard-Habitat-Brochure-2014\">this brochure<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nwf.org\/Home\/Garden-for-Wildlife\/Certify\">certify your habitat here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bowie &#8212;\u00a0 Two years after Bowie was certified as a National Wildlife Federation Certified Community Wildlife Habitat, the community has not stopped promoting its efforts to reverse the loss of wildlife habitat and promote the use of green spaces.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":293,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":""},"categories":[26,1,12],"tags":[54,53,58,55,56,57],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blog.pgplanning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Wildflowers.jpg?fit=6000%2C4000","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9YK0P-4S","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.pgplanning.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.pgplanning.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.pgplanning.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.pgplanning.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.pgplanning.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=302"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"http:\/\/blog.pgplanning.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":414,"href":"http:\/\/blog.pgplanning.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302\/revisions\/414"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.pgplanning.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.pgplanning.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=302"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.pgplanning.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=302"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.pgplanning.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=302"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}