Are you passionate about caring for creation and building a joyful and stronger community? Join our free Sacred Grounds multi-faith cohort and put your faith into action. Sacred Grounds empowers faith-based communities to take meaningful action in caring for creation through native plant landscaping on their grounds and at their members’ homes.
Please sign up below to join us!
Step 1: Learn and Explore the Benefits of Native Plants: COMPLETE
Build foundational knowledge about the importance of native plants and how to start and care for a green team. Recording link: https://nwf-org.zoom.us/rec/share/FvpJ1vu--xB_AYRebHCRYNZDFmQbeR_KR5ASmXPVIiQp1bePV6kmp0ArI90TzxGo.SoFSqnWg-4hor8Nj
Step 2: Inspire & Engage Congregation Members
Learn how to implement the Sacred Grounds Native Plant Campaign to engage your congregation members to plant native plants at home.
*Upcoming Events:
*November 17, 2026, 7-8:30pm: Congregation Team Leaders’ virtual workshop. Recording link: https://nwf-org.zoom.us/rec/share/rNbH3EvKkpYGKZL8Lzi6biA_03tjZ3yEbdSQiJxtrFYaMeWpm3rms0i8XyYfm2sL.dFK8U_1cOA7wTMw2
*December 2025-January 2026: Congregations submit commitment letters (https://bit.ly/GrowingJoyLetter)
*February 2, 2026, 7-8pm: Congregation members attend virtual inspirational “Why Plant Native Plants” presentation
Step 3: Transform Congregation Grounds
Sign up below to finalize a plan for your congregation garden and apply for financial resources to help you plant your garden, plant trees, and host educational events at your congregation. Events for Step 3 will begin in May/June 2026.
For a detailed calendar of events, see: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19syTFzt6tavmNcMVIdj60krFF3NTfE5v/edit
Sacred Grounds is a program of the National Wildlife Federation, in partnership with Interfaith Power and Light & Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake. Growing Joy is funded by: Chesapeake Bay Trust’s Clean Water Montgomery Grant Program, Prince George’s County Stormwater Stewardship Grants Program, the District of Columbia Stormwater Enterprise Fund, and the District of Columbia Anacostia River Clean Up and Protection Fund.
