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Growing Green Space Since its inception, the TurfMutt Foundation has advocated for the care and use of the green space around us — for our health and happiness, for pollinator support, and for the benefit of the planet. As a bellwether for backyarding — the act of taking indoor activities like dining, working, and exercising into our own backyards — the TurfMutt Foundation has helped solidify the importance of backyards, parks, and other managed green spaces in everyday life. In fact, a poll commissioned by the TurfMutt Foundation and conducted by The Harris Poll indicates more than three-quarters of Americans who have a yard (76%) say the family yard space is one of the most important parts of their home. Now, the Foundation is ratcheting it up a notch and advocating for communities to grow green space. “It’s time for communities to be built around how people live outside,” said Kiser. “There’s a misconception that greenspace isn’t as valuable as square footage in a home or multi-family complex, but we know that things have changed. People want an indoor/outdoor experience, and builders, developers, and municipalities need to lean into this current demand.” Powerful Paw-tnerships Government and industry agencies, including the U.S. Department of Education’s Green Ribbon Schools, the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Forest Service and the Center of Green Schools, started partnering with the TurfMutt program in 2013, considering it an environmental education resource. Today, TurfMutt is an official USGBC ® Education Partner and part of their global LEARNING LAB. TurfMutt has been an education resource at the U.S. Department of Education’s Green Ribbon Schools, Green Apple, the Center for Green Schools, the Outdoors Alliance for Kids, the National
Dog , featuring Mulligan the TurfMutt sharing tips like how to identify your backyarding personality type and why getting outside is good for your mental health. The TurfMutt Foundation also has collaborated with education partners such as Weekly Reader, Discovery Education, and Scholastic to develop science-based youth curriculum programs for kids. In 2012, TurfMutt hosted its first of several national competitions to help schools add trees and other green space to their school yards. To learn more about the TurfMutt Foundation and to join in the mission to save the planet one yard at a time, go to www.TurfMutt.com.
Energy Education Development (NEED) project, Climate Change Live, Petfinder and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. TurfMutt’s fame doesn’t stop there. In 2017, the TurfMutt animated video series won the coveted Cynopsis Kids Imagination Award for Best Interstitial Series. TurfMutt’s personal home habitat was featured in the 2017 – 2020 Wildlife Habitat Council calendars. In 2018, TurfMutt was featured in a National Geographic book, Love Unleashed: Tales of Inspiration and the Life-Changing Power of Dogs . Since 2015, TurfMutt has appeared on the Lucky Dog television show, offering landscape makeovers and tips for pet owners. In the 2023 season, the “Mulligan Minute” video segment debuted on Lucky
The TurfMutt Foundation is investing $1 million to sponsor the TurfMutt Great Lawn of Louisville, one of the city’s most prominent downtown spaces in Waterfront Park that acts as the city’s front yard. Equip, OPEI, and TurfMutt will use this new lawn as a platform for reaching new audiences and education initiatives.
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