Press Releases
Planting Possibilities
This story comes from Hannah Monroe, part of the Homegrown National Park community. Est. Read Time: 5 minutes How Motherhood Ignited Creativity and Community Like many of us during the early days of the pandemic in 2020, I needed a healthy outlet for my overwhelming stress. Gardening seemed to be helpful for other people I […]
Custom Native Garden Design from My Home Park
We’ve partnered with My Home Park so you can customize your native garden and save! Custom Native Garden Design Starting at $50 My Home Park will create a complete native garden design package for your yard. $25 will go to Homegrown National Park® (HNP), and 50% of the design fee will be credited towards your […]
Habitat Snapshots
Celebrating Your Native Planting Journeys We’re excited to share some snapshots of the HNP Fireflies’ amazing native plant habitats! Your homegrown gardens are bursting with beauty and biodiversity, and we can’t get enough of them. Each of you is out there turning your yards into vibrant ecosystems, and it’s truly inspiring. So, let’s applaud these […]
Nature’s New Classroom
Universities Leading the Way with Healthier Landscapes By Grant Jensen and Re:wild Your Campus Est. Read Time: 7 minutes Learn how campuses are converting to native ecosystems and organic land care, and how you can get involved with your campus or alma mater. Find these universities on the Homegrown National Park Biodiversity Map! Native […]
Meet Backyard Bounty: Native Landscape Influencers
By Grace Hassler and Grant Jensen Est. Read Time: 7 minutes Backyard Bounty: A top contributor to the Homegrown National Park Biodiversity Map™. Learn why native landscaping is not only sound from an ecological perspective, but from a business perspective as well. Native landscapers have so much opportunity to become community influencers! Also find options for […]
Lynn O’Shaughnessy’s Circle Garden
Who says native plants can’t be used in formal gardening?! Let’s hear a ???? for longtime HNP supporter, Lynn O’Shaughnessy in Howell, Michigan who put her incredible project on the HNP Biodiversity Map. Besides the ground prep, Lynn completed this entire project herself. “The best part of this whole journey was to learn how powerful […]
6 Cities Lighting Up the HNP Biodiversity Map
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 […]
Let Your Business, Corporation, or Non-Profit Shine With the New HNP Biodiversity Map™ Features
Now your business, school, city, place of worship, golf course, etc. can show off its native planting contributions and be part of the Homegrown National Park grassroots movement to restore habitat and regenerate biodiversity. The New HNP Biodiversity Map features allow users to create an Organization that can be managed via their individual user accounts. […]
The Inspiring Tale of Elwha’s Dam Removal and Biodiversity Resurgence
Est. Read Time: 4 minutes We are honored to highlight a new, unique entry on the HNP Biodiversity MAP – the Aldwell Reservoir area of the Elwha Revegetation Project in Port Angeles, WA. This remarkable project represents approximately 270 acres of restored native habitat, helping to bring an incredible ecosystem back to life. It all […]