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A Yard in Every Yard

A VILLAGE-WIDE CAMPAIGN

TO BUILD POLLINATOR HABITAT

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In a nutshell:

Get as many people in town as possible to plant 1 square yard of native prairie plants somewhere on their lawn or in a container.

3 feet

3 feet

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Goals:

  • Establish a pollinator corridor across the village
  • Develop excitement about local pollinators through personal observation.
    • Native bees
    • Native butterflies
    • Songbirds
    • Fireflies
  • Leverage residential properties for increased coverage
  • Develop community
  • Stay low-cost, easy, and fun

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Why focus on residential spaces?

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The Idea

Village-wide sow along

    • Tarp at same time
    • Plant at same time
    • Develop community

Small footprint (1 square yard)

    • Managable
    • Inexpensive
    • Can fit anywhere

Required equipment

    • Black plastic bag
    • Rocks or stakes
    • Seeds (pollinator-palooza from Prairie Moon)
    • Optional live plant collaboration with local nurseries

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Timeline

Summer 2025

Tarp pilot locations

Fall 2025

Seed pilot locations

Winter 2025

Collaborate with orgs (Rotary, Garden Club, Slo Mow, Jada’s?)

Build excitement, develop seed distribution plan

Develop signage and messaging plan

Spring 2026

Launch messaging, begin distribution

Develop visual catalog of weeds

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Timeline continued:

Summer 2026

Continue distribution

Encourage tarping

Continue developing catalog of weeds

Create online map

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Fall 2026

Village-wide seeding day!

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Winter 2026

Reassess outreach strategy

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Spring 2027

Show us your seedlings!

Post weekly updates

“Pull this, not that” messaging

Reminders about spraying

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How can Rotary continue to help?

MAKE CONNECTIONS WITH LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS

COLLABORATE ON MESSAGING AND SEED DISTRIBUTION

ASSIST IN DEVELOPING ONLINE MAP OF LOCAL PARTICIPANTS

FUNDRAISING

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Questions?