38th Street: Goodridge Building Green Wall
During the six years that Becca Cerra has had a studio at Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center (CAFAC), she never noticed the Goodridge Building, one…
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Creating more resilient landscapes with our communities
Learning Series and Workshops
Beautify your yard while planting for clean water and pollinator habitat. BlueThumb offers a FREE online learning series as well as live virtual workshops.
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Experts in sustainable landscapes and habitat restoration. Stormwater native vegetation management. Ideal for city, commercial, institutional and multi-family properties.
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We support conditions for residents to be meaningfully involved in community projects that put environmental justice and sustainability principles into practice.
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Our landscape architects and designers create designs ranging from small residential rain gardens to large-scale commercial and institutional projects.
Learning for DIYers
Explore Blue Thumb: ideas for managing stormwater, planting for pollinators (including Lawns to Legumes grants), plant finder, turf alternatives and more.
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Blog Posts
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38th Street: Plants at Mama Sheila’s House of Soul38th Street: Plants at Mama Sheila’s House of Soul
Earlier in the fall, passers-by might have noticed some bright-red planters, with late-season blooms spilling out, at the entrance to Mama Sheila’s House of Soul…
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Managing Stormwater With Neighborhood of RaingardensManaging Stormwater With Neighborhood of Raingardens
This past summer, we teamed up with neighborhoods, cities, and the Conservation Corps of Minnesota & Iowa (CCM) to install raingardens in residents’ yards and…