Homegrown National Park

From Garage to Grassroots It started in a garage. Not with machines or blueprints, but with bags of native seed, hand-printed labels, and a simple belief: If people had better access to native plant seeds, they’d plant them. Jim Carras, a board member of Homegrown National Park®, wasn’t setting out to start a nonprofit. He […]

Celebrating World Firefly Day with Homegrown National Park® Think back to summer evenings from your childhood. Warm air. Bare feet in the grass. Tiny sparks drifting through the dark, blinking in gentle rhythms. Fireflies were part of the magic, a quiet reminder that nature can be full of small wonders. These days, though, many of

By Tim Snyder, Executive Director Est. Read Time: 5 minutes One of those first warm spring days, I was sitting around with my 15- and 16-year-olds, just talking. Nothing formal, just one of those rare moments when the conversation flows and you realize they’ve actually been listening. We started chatting about Homegrown National Park®: native

An Important Update Regarding the Former Homegrown National Park® Facebook Group At Homegrown National Park®, we care deeply about the trust and sense of connection we’ve built with this community. That’s why we want to offer a clear explanation of a recent situation involving our former Executive Director and the misuse of a Facebook group

We’re excited to share that our partners at Plan It Wild were recently featured on NBC’s TODAY Show, showcasing the Less Lawn, More Life Challenge. This segment highlights the transformative power of rewilding lawns with native plants, turning traditional turf into thriving ecosystems that support biodiversity and combat climate change. In the clip below, Plan

By James Shepherd MD PhD Yale University School of Medicine Est Read Time: 6 minutes You might think that a garden full of native plants, thicker on the ground and under the trees, jumbled together in profusion, might be a better habitat for disease-carrying ticks, bugs, and mice than a closely cropped lawn of turfgrass

By Tim Snyder, Executive Director Est. Read Time: 5 minutes Earlier this spring, I found myself standing beneath a grove of live oaks in central Florida—massive, gnarled trees draped with Spanish moss and surrounded by the quiet hum of life. It was one of those moments that makes you slow down, tilt your head back,

Join us for a special presentation with treecologist Basil Camu! (and make sure to download your free ebook below) Easy Ways We Can Help Heal Earth In the Sub/Urban Landscape April 17th, 12:00 – 1:30 pm EDT Register for the Webinar Basil will share easy, empowering ways we can all help heal the Earth—right in

Early spring bloomers to support pollinators! Try adding some of these plants that are native to your area. Native spring ephemerals are a group of plants that emerge in early spring in many temperate areas. These plants are adapted to quickly complete their growth cycle during the short period between winter’s end and the time

Get inspired by the native planting projects below! Don’t want your hometown to get left behind? Find action steps to get involved at the end of this post. By Grace Hassler and Grant Jensen Est. Read Time: 13 minutes We’re spotlighting communities nationwide, from dynamic large cities to charming small towns, that are pioneers in