For this Earth Day, plant natives, as many as you can fit in your yard. Once they are established, say goodbye to watering, fertilizing, and create habitat for local wildlife.
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Our Earth Day Message: Planting Native
The mission of the Long Island Conservancy is to help communities restore native habitat, whether in their open spaces or in their own yards. We support local stewardship, working with municipalities to teach the public about the importance of planting native. The future of our native wildlife depends on how well we can protect and… Continue reading Our Earth Day Message: Planting Native
The Right To Native Plants
Increasingly, people are challenging local zoning laws and home owner\’s association rules governing how one maintains one\’s yard, asserting our right to native plants
Harvesting Wildflower Seeds
By harvesting local wildflower seeds from our own yards, we can restore native habitat right here where we live.
We Must Seed The Future
The young people of Sayville are helping to harvest native wildflower seeds to be planted in beds throughout the community
We Champion LI\’s Native Plants
The Long Island Conservancy and Marshall Brown are champions for native plants and for local habitat restoration. We need to plant natives in our yards as habitat for local wildlife.
We Champion LI\’s Native Plants
The Long Island Conservancy and Marshall Brown are champions for native plants and for local habitat restoration. We need to plant natives in our yards as habitat for local wildlife.
The Suburban Lawn Must Die
We need yards, not lawns. We need to learn what is native and what is not, and go native. Our local animal population is depending on us.
This Arbor Day, Remember to Plant Native Trees in The Fall Too
Spadefoot Design and Construction, the firm that planted my yard with natives, is in the practice of planting at least as many trees in the fall as in the spring. The tree then has a whole season to grow and further mature. Further, the spring is already very busy with all the weeding and planting.… Continue reading This Arbor Day, Remember to Plant Native Trees in The Fall Too