BACKYARD SOLUTIONS TO CLIMATE CHANGE #Gardening #ActOnClimate #Garden4Climate

The impacts of climate change are obvious to gardeners. Carbon pollution represents a growing threat by causing more invasive species, pests, diseases, and unpredictable growing seasons. As guardians and stewards of the environment, you can stop climate change and protect wildlife and habitat in your garden and community.

BACKYARD ACTIONS

IMPROVE ENERGY EFFICIENCY. REDUCE WATER CONSUMPTION. PLANT LOTS OF TREES. Replace light bulbs with high-efficiency Mulching, installing rain barrels, Trees absorb and store carbon LED bulbs, install automatic light adjusting your watering schedule, and pollution from the atmosphere. timers, and purchase solar-powered using drip irrigation saves water and Shade trees planted near your home garden products to minimize your provides nutrients to the soil. can reduce energy used for cooling contribution to carbon pollution. in the summer.

REDUCE THE USE OF GASOLINE- INCORPORATE NATIVE SPECIES. POWERED YARD TOOLS. Native plants help maintain important Use human-powered tools such as push pollinator connections and provide mowers, hand clippers, and rakes; or food sources for wildlife; nonnative reduce the amount of lawn area that plants can outcompete these important needs maintenance. native species for habitat and food.

TELL CONGRESS to protect gardens, communities, and wildlife CREATE A CERTIFIED COMPOST KITCHEN by supporting America’s WILDLIFE HABITAT™. AND GARDEN WASTE. “Clean Power Plan” to reduce Turning your garden into a Certified Composting reduces carbon and industrial carbon pollution. Wildlife Habitat® helps neighborhood methane pollution, and provides wildlife like bees, butterflies, birds, nutrients for your garden. www.nwf.org/ and amphibians better cope with the GardenForClimate impacts of climate change. www.nwf.org/certifiedwildlifehabitat