Earlier this year, Minnesota approved the Lawns to Legumes program which provides funding to help residents convert their lawns to natural habitat for pollinators. Learn how you can bee involved!
Ӣ Demonstration Neighborhood Project for Phillips and Corcoran neighborhoodsӪ grant provides funding for residents to install pollinator-friendly, native plantings in yards for little to no cost.
Contact Lilah to be involved in this project: lilah@metroblooms.org or (612) 293-4027.
Ӣ Lawns to Legumes: Resilient Yards Workshop (3 hours) Learn about the four planting types Lawns to Legumes supports: pocket plantings, pollinator-beneficial trees and shrubs, pollinator lawns, and pollinator meadows, and the funding offered to Phillips and Corcoran neighbors.
Date & Time:
Thursday, May 14th, @ 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Location:
Phillips Community Center
(2nd floor dining room)
2323 11th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55404
After the presentation all attendees will receive one-on-one consultations with professional landscape designers to incorporate natural habitat at their residence.
Workshop is free to residents of Corcoran + Phillips neighborhoods – just check the box! Visit bluethumb.org/events to register.
