Rewild Montgomery
the 2021 Project
The Rewild Montgomery 2021 Project aims to increase awareness of the essential value of native plants and provide education and resources to help people envision and implement native species plantings, with a goal of 2,021 new or expanded native species plantings in Montgomery County by the end of 2021.
Recent Updates:
List of Native Plant Sales for Spring 2021 in the Maryland, DC, Northern Virginia area
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Watch the video from the Rewild Montgomery kick-off meeting on February 12, 2021 here: https://vimeo.com/511968548
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Join the Rewild Montgomery project!
There are many ways you can participate in the Rewild Montgomery effort, whether planting your own site, communicating with your community and networks about the project to get more people involved, sharing your expertise with others, planning events - these are just some of the possibilities.
Click here to see how you can help.
Fall pollinators on native goldenrod (Solidago spp)
Why Native Plants are Essential to Wildlife Diversity
Native plant species are essential to the ecosystem and the birds, bees, butterflies that we love to see.
Almost all of our songbirds rely on insect caterpillars to feed their young, and it takes thousands of caterpillars to successfully raise a brood of chicks.
The insects that birds depend on for nesting success need the native plants they evolved with.
All the beautiful non-native ornamental plants in our neighborhoods simply don’t support the native ecosystem.
Monarch butterfly caterpillar on Common Milkweed - Silver Spring, MD
Not ready to add a new site?
Need to learn more about how to begin a native plant rewilding project?
Sign up here:
Resources:
Rewild Montgomery Resources document with a wide variety of links to information on native plants, invasive species, lawn replacement, pollinators, and more
Rewild Montgomery List of Native Plant Sales
Maryland Native Plant Society: https//mdflora.org/gardening
Partners:
ClimateYogi.org
Takoma Park Climate Action Coffee Pollinators Group
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If you’re a native plant expert, consultant, nursery operator, landscaper, business or non-profit and would like to be a Rewild Montgomery Partner, contact:
Galen Tromble at 2021nativeplants@gmail.com