Enhancing Biodiversity in your Schoolyard.

This article discusses the benefits of planting native plants in schoolyards to enhance biodiversity and engage students in meaningful restoration work. The author emphasizes the importance of learning about local ecosystems and using that knowledge to restore biodiversity in one's own schoolyard. The article provides a roadmap for restoring biodiversity, including finding an expert partner, identifying a site, determining the size of the restoration site, ordering plants, and maintaining the site. The author also introduces the Symbiotic Schoolyard Curriculum, which empowers students to increase biodiversity in their schoolyard through hands-on lessons. The article concludes with a recommended reading suggestion for further understanding of the relationship between native plants, insect populations, bird populations, and ecosystem health. [Extracted from the article]