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Since Lawns to Legumes launched in August 2019, the program has:
Installed Projects
- More than 12,500 projects have been installed through funding and coaching
- Thousands of DIY projects have been supported through program resources
- 100 Shoreline projects completed
- 42 Pollinator Pathways restored (building pollinator corridors in partnership with communities)
Landscape and Pollinator Benefits
- Over 20 million square feet of high diversity residential pollinator habitat established
- Over 23,000 trees and shrubs planted
- Thousands of milkweed plants established to support Monarch Butterflies
- Sequestering more than 260 metric tons of carbon per year
- Collecting over 45 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