Imagine if everyone who has a garden area, whether vast or tiny, decided to reduce or eliminate their lawn, and planted plants that are native to their part of the world. The result would be a greater sequestration of carbon by those plants, and increased support for all forms of life, including birds, insects, pollinators and other animals.

In addition, we would use less water and our water would be protected from pollution from fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides and fungicides which are used to maintain lawns and non-native plants.

There is a way, and it’s called the Homegrown National Park. In this program, meet Doug Tallamy, who is a co-founder of the Homegrown National Park. You can be part of this project and in the process become a conservationist, and part of the solution to climate change.