Yard by Yard Project

Icon used by Yard by Yard to signify which gardens have been redone with support from the Yard by Yard program.

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Selection process

足彩app哪个是正规的 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.

Final selections are made based on placement within Finn Hill, interest of neighbors, and willingness to support the planting as it grows. 足彩app哪个是正规的 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.

After planting, the team supports homeowners with community meetups, maintenance advice, and adjustments after plants have settled in.

Yard by Yard team

  • Lynne Robins, Founder
  • Ash Putzke, CoSEE Intern
  • Hadley Maisel, Landscape Architect
  • Veronica McGowan, CoSEE Director

Image description: From left to right: Lynne Robins, Founder; Ash Putzke, CoSEE Intern/Organizer; and Hadley Maisel, Landscape Architect.

Locations of key areas to support habitat connectivity.

Stay in touch

Yard by Yard is a fully grant funded program that operates in cycles as funding becomes available we put out a call for new yards who want to participate in the program based on important criteria. If you have any interest in potentially being a house that Yard by Yard works with, please email us at cosee@uw.edu.

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