Lambertville is a gem thanks in part to the natural landscape that surrounds us. The plants we see in that landscape rely on animals for their very survival, to help them with pollination and seed dispersal.
It’s not a one-way relationship. The birds, butterflies, and other animals that live here can only thrive by relying on certain native plants for food, in the same way that Monarch butterflies depend on Milkweed. The plants and animals that live here survive together through a complex web of give and take.
Unfortunately, native plants and wildlife habitat are disappearing at an alarming rate. But we can help to change that. By adding native plants, water, and shelter to our yards and gardens, we can make Lambertville a more welcoming place for birds, butterflies, and even people. At the same time, the plants we use will help reduce stormwater runoff by capturing rainwater on their leaf surfaces, protecting the soil from erosion by buffering the impact of raindrops, and taking up pollution to keep it out of our rivers, streams, reservoirs and wells. Please join us in making our city more wildlife-friendly and enhancing the beautify of our gardens by certifying your property as a Garden for Wildlife. Help Lambertville to become an extension of the landscape around us, as a certified Community Wildlife Habitat.
It’s not a one-way relationship. The birds, butterflies, and other animals that live here can only thrive by relying on certain native plants for food, in the same way that Monarch butterflies depend on Milkweed. The plants and animals that live here survive together through a complex web of give and take.
Unfortunately, native plants and wildlife habitat are disappearing at an alarming rate. But we can help to change that. By adding native plants, water, and shelter to our yards and gardens, we can make Lambertville a more welcoming place for birds, butterflies, and even people. At the same time, the plants we use will help reduce stormwater runoff by capturing rainwater on their leaf surfaces, protecting the soil from erosion by buffering the impact of raindrops, and taking up pollution to keep it out of our rivers, streams, reservoirs and wells. Please join us in making our city more wildlife-friendly and enhancing the beautify of our gardens by certifying your property as a Garden for Wildlife. Help Lambertville to become an extension of the landscape around us, as a certified Community Wildlife Habitat.