Join us for a learning lab on rewilding your yard as an act of faith and stewardship. Explore how planting pollinator gardens can restore God’s creation—supporting bees and butterflies while also helping to cleanse and protect the Chesapeake Bay’s sacred waters. Our guest speaker Naomi Edelson will be sharing an exciting new opportunity—Growing Joy with Native Plants—for congregations in the greater DMV area to create native plant pollinator gardens on at your houses of worship while engaging your members on planting native plants at home!

Discover how your congregation can put faith into action by transforming outdoor spaces into havens of healing for both the land and water. Participating congregations will receive the following:

•  Inspirational educational programs and materials
• Free native plants for congregation members to plant at home
• Support in engaging your congregation members and securing funding for planting your congregation's garden

Guest Speaker:

Naomi Edelson - is the Senior Director, Wildlife Partnerships at the National Wildlife Federation. She has partnered with IPC to expand outreach and restorative programs in the Montgomery and Prince George's County regions through the Sacred Grounds Program. Naomi is an inspirational leader in the wildlife conservation community who is gifted at building movements of people inspired to action. She is respected for convening coalitions and motivating teams for success, as well as being an innovator in the field, creating new practical tools and expert guidance. She leads National Wildlife Federation's partnerships with state wildlife agencies and other state based partners to secure greater funding to prevent wildlife from becoming endangered, including legislative, communications, grassroots and coalition building elements of the campaign

These webinars are supplemental to IPC's Faithful Green Leaders Training Program and are free and open to all.