On the podcast this week Kelly and I talk to David Newsom about his Wild Yards Project. The goal of the Wild Yards Project is “to give you the inspiration and resources to re-wild your yard and to help others around you to do the same. 10,000 Species a Year Lost. 40 Million Acres of Lawn in the US. The New Wilderness Begins at Home.” During the conversation David mentions:

• Douglas Tallamy’s book Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants and his talk.
• Film that features David’s backyard
• Wild Yards Project on Instagram
• Lisa Novick interview
• Essay on the Wild Yards Project website, “A Meadow Grows in West Gloucester“
• Wild Yards Map
• Wild Yards Project newsletter (at bottom of page)
• Native plants for realtors
• The Gottlieb Native Garden: A California Love Story
• LA Natural History Museum Garden
• @plasticarmy on Instagram

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