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A map of project locations for the Lawns to Legumes program depicted by yellow and blue bee icons

Since Lawns to Legumes launched in August 2019, the program has:

Installed Projects

  • More than 11,000 projects have been installed through funding and coaching
  • Thousands of DIY projects have been supported through program resources
  • 80 Shoreline projects completed
  • 42 Pollinator Pathways restored (building pollinator corridors in partnership with communities)

Landscape and Pollinator Benefits 

  • Over 15 million square feet of high diversity residential pollinator habitat established
  • Over 20,000 trees and shrubs planted
  • Thousands of milkweed plants established to support Monarch Butterflies
  • Sequestering more than 200 metric tons of carbon per year
  • Collecting over 37 million cubic feet of water in gardens each year
  • Participating residents have contributed around a .8:1 match for project installation

Outreach and Engagement Outcomes

  • Around 700,000 visits to program webpages for resources
  • Around  43,000 applications from Minnesotans for individual support reimbursement grants
  • Trained and educated more than 20,000 residents through program workshops, webinars and presentations
  • Fostered collaboration with more than 100 partner organizations
  • Supported more than 100 businesses that help residents create pollinator habitat
  • Recruited 425 volunteer coaches in over 50 counties across the state

Social Outcomes 

  • Awarded more than 40% of all Individual Support grants to residents in environmental justice areas
  • Over 3000 new gardeners taught how to plant and maintain gardens    
  • Over 70 community spaces restored as part of community conservation efforts