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Transforming Vacant Land

mantua lot after photo credit natalie cohen

Pollinator Gardens in Vacant Lots 

Pollinator gardens contain a variety of native plants that provide pollinators with food, shelter, and places to raise young.  Given the importance of these pollinator sanctuaries, we've started to plant them on our cleaned up lots.  

Creating Climate-Resilient Communities through Vacant Lot Restoration

In 2020, National Wildlife Federation piloted a project with the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s Philadelphia LandCare program to transform a network of vacant lots into climate-resilient wildlife habitat.

Funding for this project was provided by a grant award made by the Wildlife Conservation Society through its Climate Adaptation Fund. Support to establish the Climate Adaptation Fund was provided by a grant to Wildlife Conservation Society from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. 

Questions? Contact the PHS Philadelphia LandCare team.

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