This website provides information to help people care for nature in their yards and along their neighborhood streets by
- removing invasive plants,
- planting native trees and other native plants, and
- maintaining habitat through ecological yard care practices.
We are located in Takoma Park MD. We hope people in surrounding jurisdictions will also find our website useful.
Key Information to Improve Habitat in Your Yard
- what invasive plants are — and the harm that they do
- common invasive plants in Takoma Park and how to remove them
- how Takoma Park residents are fighting the good fight against invasive plants
- nurseries and retailers that sell genuine native plants suitable to our area,
- which native plants suit the light, water, and other conditions in your yard,
- who to hire to ease the burden of creating habitat in your yard.
Learn about yard care practices that maintain and improve the quality of the habitat in your yard
Click the green bar to watch a video of Dr. Douglas Tallamy’s presentation in Takoma Park. He explains in the video why improving habitat in suburban yards is so important to conserving nature.
In addition to watching the video, read Dr. Tallamy’s books.
Featured Content
Winter storms bring icy roads, cold winds — and salt! Learn why salt wise practices are important for you to follow by reading about Slater’s encounters with too much salt on sidewalks, streets, and in Sligo Creek.
Next, learn how to be salt wise by following the good practices listed here.
American beech (Fagus grandifolia), one of the loveliest constituents of the woodlands of the eastern United States, is under threat from an invasive microscopic worm, but some treatment options exist.
Follow Bob on his educational journey as he learns what distinguishes invasive plants from other non-native plants, and why invasives are so harmful.
Click to see the 2025 winners and learn how providing habitat for caterpillars in your yard helps sustain nature. Watch this space for details on the 2026 contest. Voting will be open 10:00 am- 3:00 pm, Sunday, April 12th, at the Earth Day Celebration in TPSS Coop parking lot.
Friends of Native Trees in Takoma 