Plant a ‘Wild Back Yard’ With Summit Metro Parks and Akron Zoo

Plant a ‘Wild Back Yard’ With Summit Metro Parks and Akron Zoo

Parents, are you ready to learn some fun and easy ways to help the environment while spending time with your family? Akron Zoo has collaborated with Summit Metro Parks to bring you Wild Back Yards!

In this video, Akron Zoo horticulturists showcase some of the native plants that grow in the zoo. They also give some tips and tricks to grow your own wild back yard. These plants not only look and smell nice, they also offer some much-needed resources to local wildlife. Learn more about how you can make your yard native at summitmetroparks.org/wildbackyards.

According to Summit Metro Parks, when the plant and animal communities around us are healthy, it helps us thrive as well. Wild Back Yards encourages the community to work together to help wildlife and counteract the effects of habitat loss and habitat fragmentation. For more information, including seasonal yard tips, seed planting instructions, programs and plant information, click here.

For more video and virtual fun, visit Akron Zoo’s Facebook page.

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