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Rooted in Respect: Rethinking Our Relationship With Plants

By Victor Vasquez-Ibarra / August 18, 2025

Backyard Habitat is committed to fostering a more inclusive and respectful approach to environmental stewardship, including the language we use to talk about plants.  For many years, the term “invasive”…

A narrow dirt path winds through a grassy field with small white flowers. Young trees and larger bushes line the path. A wire fence and parked cars are visible in the background under a bright, sunny sky.

Making Sure Nature is Always Accessible: How BHCP has Supported Community Sites

By Victor Vasquez-Ibarra / May 17, 2024

Nature is something that all humans need connection to. As an Indigenous staff member of the program, I have experienced those ties to my natural relatives (plants and animals) being…