Find Your Yardenality™: A Design Shortcut for Transforming Your Backyard Some yards just feel right — inviting, natural, and full of personality. Others… not so much. If you’ve ever struggled to make your yard reflect you, this workshop will help. Yardenalities: A Design Shortcut for a Backyard Makeover is all about recognizing your personal style […]
Cover photo: Mosquito Bucket Challenge event by Barrington Green Team, NJ Est. Read time: 7 minutes How the 2024 Community Survey shaped our work in 2025 Each year, Homegrown National Park surveys our community to better understand what’s actually happening on the ground. The goal isn’t to measure perfection, but to listen carefully to the
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Est. Read Time: 8 minutes Growing the Movement with Biodiversity Education in Middle Schools This year, Homegrown National Park launched something new and very close to our hearts. In partnership with an incredible group of teachers, students, and community organizations, we piloted the first year of the HNP Schools Program in the greater Chattanooga region.
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The new Wildr Score from Homegrown National Park and Plan it Wild helps you measure your impact and celebrate the nature you’ve brought home. Fall is a great time to take stock of your outdoor space. Maybe you planted a tree, added native plants, or changed how you care for your yard—every step makes a
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Sunbridge Sets the Model as the First Homegrown National Park Community St. Cloud, Florida By Tim Snyder, Executive Director Est. Read Time: 5 minutes I remember the first time I read Nature’s Best Hope by Doug Tallamy. I closed the book feeling fired up: Let’s get started. But when it came time to actually start,
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Yes, the Era of the American Lawn Is Over. Here’s What Comes Next. On August 30, The New York Times published a guest essay with a bold declaration: “The Era of the American Lawn Is Over.” The piece reflects what so many of us already know, that the vast, manicured lawns blanketing America have become
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Est. Read Time: 5 minutes This summer, we launched the very first Mosquito Bucket Challenge—a simple, pollinator-safe way to reduce fogging without harming biodiversity. And what a response it was! From decorated buckets to community giveaways, you showed just how creative and passionate this movement can be. Your suggestions are already sparking ideas for how
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You’re Invited! Night Magic: Marvels of the Dark with Bestselling Author Leigh Ann Henion Artificial light is disrupting the natural cycles of nearly every living creature on Earth, yet it hasn’t received as much attention as other forms of pollution. 🌗 What you’ll take away: Learn which light bulbs and fixtures help wildlife and your
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
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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
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