| Name | Description | Goal |
| Agrace Hospice Care - Fitchburg | Agrace Hospice Care will add native forbs to existing garden beds and a butterfly veranda at the facility. The gardens are open to patients, visitors, staff and the general public. The horticulture program offers nature walks for employees, ensuring that these plantings will be well taken care of and appreciated. | 64 |
| Badfish Creek Watershed - Stoughton | This project continues invasive species removal across a three-acre public site, replacing cleared areas with native plants. After planting nearly 500 donated plugs last year, Friends of Badfish Creek Watershed plans to continue restoring habitat with help from local partners. | 320 |
| Children's Community School - Mount Horeb | This school prairie was originally planted in 2023, and well loved by students and staff, however it is also loved by the local deer and rabbit populations who have eaten many plants from this site. Children's Community School is looking to fill in the gaps left by missing plants that will re-strengthen the prairie's health and create a fuller aesthetic space. | 52 |
| Chicory Meadow Park- Fitchburg | For the past several years, a group of dedicated volunteers have worked to beautify Chicory Meadow Park by removing invasive species and replanting with natives. This year, plants will be added to an existing butterfly garden, and a new area will be cleared to establish another native garden. | 200 |
| Crestwood Elementary School- Madison | Native plants will be added to an existing prairie restoration area along the woods behind the school, as well as a pollinator garden in front of the school. Second grade students study pollination during their science unit and will be learning about native pollinator plants. They will water and maintain the planting areas while they learn about pollination. | 108 |
| Dane County Humane Society's Wildlife Center - Madison | Girl Scout Troup 7314 plans to introduce native plants near the Wildlife Center for their Girl Scout Silver Award Project. These plantings will have informational signs on the importance of native plants, and will be maintained by the Girl Scouts. | 452 |
| Fish Camp Park - Town of Dunn | Friends of Lake Kegonsa plan to install native plants around the base of the Harry Whitehorse sculpture "We Will Miss the Water," created by artist Thorsten Schutt, located along Fish Camp Park's lakefront walking path. This planting is in effort to create a welcoming native garden that compliments and honors the sculpture's message, while connecting visitors to the ecological importance of local waters. | 40 |
| Harmony Prairie - Madison | The Fourth Lake Alliance is expanding an existing prairie planting along a railroad right-of-way across from Warner Park's waterfront area. This project is part of a larger goal to establish a native prairie in the right-of-way from Sheridan Drive to Forster Drive. This project began in 2025 with donated plants and continues it's mission by hosting public work days in conjunction with group members and local volunteers. | 600 |
| Henderson Elementary School Garden - Madison | The Henderson Elementary School is looking to improve the school garden by adding native plants to areas that were cleared of invasive and non-beneficial plants last season. The native plants will not only fill in empty space, but also create a healthier habitat for pollinators. | 20 |
| La Follette High School - Madison | This project will add native plants around the exterior of La Follette High School to enhance green spaces on campus. Working in conjunction with school staff and student Green Club members, the plants will be cared for and used for educational opportunities on the importance of native species. | 12 |
| Madison Christian Community - Madison | Madison Christian Community aims to restore two different areas of native habitat across a 7.5 acre property, adding shade-tolerant plants in the Spirit Woods restoration areas and prairie species in a newly tilled plot. The publicly accessible site provides an example of alternative lawn practices. Both spaces are maintained by two teams of volunteers, one group is dedicated to the woods area and the other for the prairie. | 40 |
| Maywood School - Monona | This project builds on last year's planting by adding more native plants and expanding an existing garden near a window walkway to create a sitting/ reading area for students. The space will also include an updated Little Library that used to be in that area. The plants will be labeled with species names to support hands-on learning and public engagement. | 100 |
| Mount Horeb United Methodist Church - Mount Horeb | This project will establish a new native demonstration garden on church grounds along State Highway 78 and the northern driveway of the church. This 20ft x 25ft garden will serve as a learning space while preparing for a larger prairie restoration planned for 2027 across approximately one acre of the property. | 500 |
| Natural Path Sanctuary - Verona | Natural Path Sanctuary is Dane County's first green burial cemetery. This project will create a new Native Garden that functions as an educational and engagement space while providing a regenerative, sustainable source of native Wisconsin seeds for grave plantings. The garden will offer visitors a place to connect with nature, while offering families an option to honor loved ones through living memorials. | 1,000 |
| New Morning Nursery School - Madison | The New Morning Nursery School is adding native plants to a four-tier garden located on the playground. The expanded garden will provide children and families with learning opportunities, such as monarch life cycle education and citizen science opportunities for monarch data collection. | 24 |
| O'Keeffe Middle School - Madison | At O'Keefe Middle School there is an area that receives heavy amounts of water from the rooftop. It is an ideal location for a rain garden filled with native plants to capture the stormwater and reduce runoff. Students will be involved in the planting and maintenance of the garden. It will be located along a sidewalk, making it enjoyable for all who pass by. | 300 |
| Oak Valley Estates - Cross Plains | Oak Valley Estates is working to replace non-native cool season grasses around a sign on Highway 14, with native plantings on shared land that is dedicated to ecological restoration. The publicly accessible site will serve as a highly visible representation of native landscaping, supported by community signage and neighborhood educational events. | 152 |
| Pheasant Branch Road - Middleton | The Middleton Conservancy Condo Association plans to restore half an acre along Pheasant Branch Road that was cleared of invasive plants. The area, which provides access to Pheasant Branch Conservancy, will be replanted with native species to support local habitat, align with the Conservancy goals, and improve the appearance of the site. | 500 |
| Preschool of the Arts - Madison | Preschool of the Arts supports young children in exploring the native plant world through hands-on learning in their native plant garden. The publicly accessible garden will help students identify plants, insects, birds, seasonal changes, while encouraging curiosity through environmental awareness. | 96 |
| Sandburg Elementary School - Madison | Sandburg Elementary would like to improve the entrance to their school, around the Sandburg Elementary sign, with native plants. Students and parents with the PTO and neighborhood Association plan to participate in the planting. | 76 |
| Schewe Path Rain Garden (Eagle Scout Project) - Madison | This Eagle Scout project will restore six aging rain gardens located on the east hillside of Schewe Path Drainage Area. With the removal of weeds and invasive species, the introduction of native plants with deep root systems will allow the rain gardens to function better and enhance the surrounding drainage area. Working with the City of Madison Engineering Department, this effort will improve ecosystem function, beautify the space, and provide a publicly accessible example of how rain gardens improve water quality. | 500 |
| Severson Learning Center - Village of Cambridge | The Severson Learning Center is creating a Food Forest across 8,000 square foot area. Native plants will be strategically added around fruit and nut trees to provide ground cover, help stabilize soil, increase biodiversity, and support pollinators. With the hopes of completing this project by 2027, the Food Forest will serve as an outdoor classroom offering hands-on education for native plants, local ecosystems, and sustainable food systems. | 500 |
| St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church - Madison | St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church is creating a new native prairie planting next to an outdoor labyrinth, with hopes to expand the garden each year. Located on a publicly accessible property with waking paths and an arboretum, preparations for this site began last year. | 76 |
| Starlight Academy - Oregon | This project will establish a native prairie garden to support pollinators and provide hands-on environmental learning for young children. The choice of plant species are selected to ensure sustainability, reduce the need for frequent watering and chemical inputs, and have long-term impacts on the local ecosystem. The garden will be an educational space where kids can observe plant growth, seasonal changes, and foster early connections to natural spaces. | 300 |
| Sun Praire East High School - Sun Prairie | Sun Prairie East High School has been working on converting farmland owned by the district into a native prairie. The prairie will function as an educational project for students in Agriculture courses and Science courses. | 100 |
| Swan Creek Community Garden - Fitchburg | Swan Creek Community Garden is creating a native pollinator entrance along a busy park bike path, this project will transform an abandoned plot of land into a welcoming space for both pollinators and the community. The garden will include native plants, seating, signage, and a mulched walking path for visitors to stroll and enjoy. | 52 |
| Thoreau Elementary School - Madison | Friends of Lake Wingra propose expanding a rain garden that was installed in 2016, to include an uphill area currently affected by erosion and exposed soil. Native plants will replace turf grass with native vegetation, improving stormwater management while enhancing ecological value on site. | 80 |
| Thoreau Park - Sun Prairie | Thoreau Park is undergoing a landscaping rehabilitation effort to convert twelve planting beds from struggling ornamental plants to native species. Five beds were converted last fall, with the long-term goal of transforming the remaining seven beds into thriving native planting site that will restore the park's landscape and improve local habitats. | 300 |
| Waunakee Community High School - Waunakee | The Waunakee Community High School Conservation Club is on its second year of working to convert Hillside Prairie into a native planted area. The steep hillside is on the athletic grounds of Waunakee High School and currently contains brome grass and non-native flowering plants. The goal is to increase the biodiversity of this hillside with students from the Conservation Club involved in the planting and maintenance of the area. | 100 |
| West Prairie Village - Sun Prairie | Adding native flowers to both sides of neighborhood entrance signs. | 12 |
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Wildwood South Prairie Park - Fitchburg
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During a storm last year, a newly seeded area was washed out after a few days of being planted. This project will establish new native plantings in full-sun areas adjacent to the where the previous seeding was impacted. Native plants are suited for the conditions of this spot and will help to stabilize the soil. The garden is cared for by dedicated volunteers and can be enjoyed by the general public from a nearby walking path. | 100 |
