“In the past, we have asked one thing of our gardens: that they be pretty. Now they have to support life, sequester carbon, feed pollinators and manage water.”
— DOUG TALLAMY 

The Goal

Based on the work of Dr Doug Tallamy and developed with Michelle Alfandari, the Homegrown National Park™ is a grassroots call-to-action to restore biodiversity and ecosystem function by planting native plants and removing invasive plants to create new ecological networks.
The goal? Twenty million acres of native plantings in the U.S. – an area that represents approximately ½ of the green lawns of privately-owned properties. It's an audacious goal, but you can help make it a reality.

Why You Need to "Get on the Map"

So many MC-IRIS members are working to plant native and control invasives on their piece of the world. It may feel like these efforts are isolated and disconnected, but the Homegrown National Park™ map seeks to bring these efforts together by displaying them on an interactive map. The map is a community-based visual that shows each native planting site by State, County and Zip Code.
So please join others in Indiana and through the United States to register your native plantings on the map.
MC-IRIS is proud to be a partner of Homegrown National Park™
Restoring Biodiversity One Person at a Time

We Can Do This!
Register your native plantings on the map here!

And while you are here....

Have you certified your native planting in Grow Indiana Natives? It's free, easy, and qualifies you to buy the Grow Indiana Natives sign for your garden. Apply to certify your native garden today!