The Microhabitat Accelerator℠
Where local leaders grow a global habitat movement.
The Microhabitat Accelerator is a one-stop resource for community-based programs that turn small patches of land—yards, alleys, school grounds, roadside verges—into thriving habitats. These Microhabitat Programs restore ecosystem function, help communities adapt to climate change, and build a culture of conservation at the neighborhood scale.
Today, microhabitat programs are emerging everywhere—but too often in isolation. Without shared tools and knowledge, leaders are left to reinvent solutions. The Accelerator brings them together, offering the resources, funding, and community needed to grow stronger, faster, and more impactful.
What we provide:
- A Resource Center – Research, case studies, and practical tools for program leaders
- A Program Directory – A mapping of programs across the country
- A Practitioners Circle – A peer network to exchange expertise, solve challenges, and build momentum
- The Microhabitat Program Manual – A how-to guide for startups & community-based organizations
- Grants – Incubator Grants to launch new programs, and Catalyst Grants to fund innovation within existing ones.
Together, we’re building More Programs, Better Practices—and accelerating the microhabitat movement.
Reach out and connect if you would like to learn more about the Microhabitat Accelerator.
What is a Microhabitat Program?
A microhabitat program is a community-based initiative that organizes and sustains multiple microhabitat projects—like native plant gardens in yards, verges, or school grounds—within a locality. Unlike a single project, a program provides structure, coordination, and visibility, turning scattered sites into a connected effort that restores ecosystem function, fosters stewardship, and builds resilience at the neighborhood scale.
The Accelerator prioritizes programs that provide property stewards with in-person guidance, site-specific planting and management recommendations, mentoring, and education.
Microhabitat Movement
A collective term for the universe of community-based and individual efforts and innovations underway to restore ecosystem function and ecological productivity to the fragmented landscape.