Backyard Stewardship

...along streams or in open areas 

• Enhances water quality

• Absorbs rainwater (reduce storm surges)

• Provides habitat

• Deters Canada geese

• Promotes esthetics 

• Reduces carbon footprint

• Reduces water usage

...ground cover, pollinator gardens, rain gardens, bioswales

• Provides habitat for native wildlife, including pollinators, birds, etc.

• Contributes to stormwater management

• Improves pollution control

• Aids well-being

• Helps reconnect the fragmented suburban landscape

Breaks the chokehold on native plants...

• Reduces nuisance plants that can destroy trees and other natives

• Allows more beneficial plants to take hold

• Improves storm water management

• Restores habitat for native wildlife

• Supports stream banks

• Is one of the most ecologically valuable initiatives in the long term

• Get tree rescue training through FoHR

Any business that provides signage, public access, volunteer cleanups, native plant sales, a native garden, and/or native plant training for landscaping crews… 

• Improves scientific literacy and use of native landscaping best-practices

• Encourages workplace culture of living healthfully and conscientiously 

• Gives employees and customers/clients an opportunity to engage with nature

• Encourages better gardening practices at home

• Helps to prevent littering on their premises