Initiatives and Impact
Leave Some Leaves for Winter Habitat Protection
Leave some leaves to increase biodiversity.
Berries for our birds
Non-migrating birds call this home. Help them overwinter with less stress by providing sources of shelter and food with the right landscape plants. (Image by Chris Chow @chris_chow)
How to leave the leaves…and why!
County leaf collection is expected to end after the 2023-2024 season.
Five reasons to go Wild NOW!
This may be a different kind of ‘wild’, but we hope you join the native-plant landscape trend!
Launching: HOMEGROWN NATIONAL PARK Franklin Park
Native plants such as Lemon Bergamot (foreground purple flower) and Monarch’s Delight (orange flowers in background) are sources of sustenance for our native insects and form the basis of our threatened ecosystem. Planting natives helps address this endangered, crucial ecological tier.
Four ways to learn, lean in, and love Franklin Park and Fairfax
Magnificent trees improve our quality of life.
Leave the Leaves for the birds, butterflies, and fireflies!
Leaf litter helps birds throughout the winter months.