{"id":1743,"date":"2026-06-08T22:16:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T22:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/cosee\/?page_id=1743"},"modified":"2026-06-08T22:16:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T22:16:19","slug":"yard-by-yard-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/cosee\/community-programming\/yard-by-yard-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Yard by Yard Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Yard by Yard project aims to support wildlife, water quality, and connectivity by helping homeowners create attractive native plant gardens. The Yard by Yard team believes private landowners play a key role in ecological conservation and habitat creation, and they help guide them through the process. In doing so, Yard by Yard hopes to create a grassroots movement by building knowledge, creating community, and providing attractive, functional examples of native landscaping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The project educates the benefits of native planting and offers comprehensive support using community outreach. For homeowners who are interested, they fill out surveys, which the project then groups nearby homes into teams to create larger habitat patches and encourage homeowners to support each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final selections are made based on placement within Finn Hill, interest of neighbors, and willingness to support the planting as it grows. The team works with each individual homeowner to understand their unique property, preferences, and needs. Yard by Yard makes and implements a comprehensive plan for each yard, from site prep to planting day. Thanks to grant funding and community volunteers, they can provide these services at no cost to the homeowner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After planting, the team supports homeowners with community meetups, maintenance advice, and adjustments after plants have settled in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Yard by Yard team<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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