Strengthen your community · Vermont
Groups doing the same kind of work as the Lowell organizations behind Not Dead Yet: planting native, protecting land and water, growing local food, and helping neighbors.
These are recommended resources. Listing an organization here does not mean it is a sponsor or partner of the installation.
Native plant education and ecological gardening across New England, home of Garden in the Woods in Framingham, Massachusetts, and the Go Botany identification tool.
Try this: Look for a walk, talk, or event near you.
Visit website ↗The National Audubon Society’s offices and local chapters in Vermont. Chapters run bird walks, talks, and habitat projects.
Try this: Join a local chapter’s bird walk.
Visit website ↗Protects land and water in Vermont, with nature preserves you can visit.
Try this: Find a preserve near you and plan a visit.
Visit website ↗A directory from the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center of plant societies, arboretums, and nature preserves in Vermont.
Try this: Find a native plant group near you.
Visit website ↗Each of these asks for your ZIP code or town on its own site and shows what’s closest to you.
Search for land trusts near you, including ones with trails, public access, and volunteer opportunities.
Try this: Find the land trust closest to home and walk one of its trails.
Open ↗From the National Wildlife Federation. Enter your ZIP code to see which native plants support the most butterflies and moths where you live.
Try this: Pick one plant from the top of your list to add next spring.
Open ↗From the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Check the health of the rivers, lakes, and streams near you.
Try this: Look up the waterway closest to your home.
Open ↗The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s directory of farmers markets. There are also directories for CSAs and farm stands.
Try this: Find a market near you and buy one thing grown nearby.
Open ↗Find the food bank that serves your area, to volunteer, donate, or get help.
Try this: Sign up for one volunteer shift with a friend.
Open ↗Find your state’s Extension Master Gardener program for gardening classes, plant help, and community garden projects.
Try this: Bring a gardening question to a Master Gardener help desk or plant clinic.
Open ↗Search volunteer opportunities near you, from park cleanups to helping neighbors.
Try this: Search “environment” near your ZIP code.
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