Golden Horseshoe habitat report: 20 gardens bringing nature back

What Golden Horseshoe has planted

These are the gardens, plants, and species that Hortus members have logged in Golden Horseshoe. Every count below is measured from what people actually planted, nothing estimated.

gardens mapped

1,122

native plants in the ground

142

native species diversity

species at risk supported

Species at risk these gardens support

The native plants growing across Golden Horseshoe are within range of these species at risk. Each garden is a stepping stone that helps bring them back.

Monarch ButterflyEndangeredButterfly
A Monarch can only raise its young on milkweed. No milkweed, no Monarchs. It's that simple, and that fixable.

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20 gardens are bringing nature back to Golden Horseshoe

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