Native Plant Nursery
Plant Grants
The Preserve has a proud tradition of supplying native plants to community organizations and school groups to promote native plants in the landscape and in gardens throughout the Delaware Valley. What began as an informal donation program has grown into a thoughtful grant process to keep up with demand and provide access to native plants to those who have the greatest need.
Program Background
The Plant Grants Program enlists a broader audience to help advance our mission to “inspire the appreciation and use of native plants by serving as a sanctuary and an educational resource for conservation and stewardship”. The Plant Grants Program provides “starter gardens” comprised of native species to nonprofit organizations and public agencies throughout the Delaware Valley who are engaged in community gardening, restoration, or beautification projects. In 2022, the Preserve will set aside 1,500 native plants to support up to 15 projects. Each Plant Grant recipient will be awarded up to 100 herbaceous plants, with a limited selection of shrubs and trees available.
Program Goals
- Provide education about the environmental importance of native plants
- Facilitate the transition to native landscapes on public lands
- Amplify the Preserve's impact throughout the Delaware Valley
Eligibility
- Applicants must be a nonprofit organization or public agency
- Project must be on public land or land owned by a nonprofit in the Delaware Valley
- Applicants must be able to pick up plants from the Preserve
- Applicants must have ability to maintain planting area for a minimum of three years
Evaluation Criteria
Applicants will be ranked and awarded based on the following criteria:
- Eligibility of the applicant
- How well the project meets the goals of the Plant Grants Program
- Project location within the Delaware Valley
- Availability of plants from the Preserve's nursery and suitability for project conditions
- Audience served (with underserved populations taking priority)
- Long term viability of project
Application Deadlines and Requirements
- Spring Plant Grant applications will be accepted from 1/1/2022 – 4/30/2022
- Fall Plant Grant applications will be accepted from 6/1/2022 – 8/30/2022
- All plants must be picked up within 30 days of grant approval. Plants not picked up will be returned to inventory and applicants will be required to wait 1 year before reapplying.
- Please send inquiries and applications electronically to nursery@bhwp.org
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