Wherever you are in the process of creating an environmentally-friendly yard, you can join the Conservation@Home program!
Start by completing our Conservation@Home interest form and we will connect with you to set up a free yard consultation (if you are within DuPage, Will, Kane, and Kendall Counties).
Please note, we have received numerous requests for yard visits this spring. If you have completed our form, we will connect with you as soon as we are able but it may be a few weeks.
Benefits of Joining Conservation@Home
Benefits of Joining Conservation
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We think directly helping nature in your neighborhood is the best reward from joining Conservation@Home, but there are other benefits to joining the program:
- Complimentary yard consultation by The Conservation Foundation staff. We’ll visit your yard to give you advice and ideas on how to reach certification.
- Conservation@Home sign upon certification to display in your yard and let others know that you’re helping the environment, right at home.
- Conservation@Home newsletters sent right to your inbox, full of sustainable gardening tips, interesting native plant info, and invites to Conservation@Home programming.
- Access to native plants. Many native plant nurseries only sell to retailers and not direct to consumers—we can help get access to these plants that most people cannot.
- Facebook Group of likeminded people who are also transforming their home landscape. Here you can share photos, stories, and native gardening advice.
- Support for The Conservation Foundation’s mission to preserve and steward nature locally, where you live and work. You get a 1-year membership to The Conservation Foundation when you join the Conservation@Home program.
Ready for certification?
View the checklist to see if you meet most of the criteria for Conservation@Home certification. You do not need to meet every item to be certified. Overall, it should be obvious that you’re landscaping with beneficial native plants, supporting wildlife, and conserving water, with rain barrels for example.
Next, contact us at [email protected] or complete our yard visit inquiry form to set up a site visit to certify your property, or let us know how we can help you meet the certification criteria. We can offer informational resources, access to plants, and referrals to professional services that can help in your journey to becoming Conservation@Home certified.
