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For 15 years, the TurfMutt Foundation has advocated for the use and care of green space in our yards and communities for health and well-being. Recently, it's become more popular to take activities like connecting with friends and family, exercising and relaxing, and even working to the green space around us.
"The best community amenity out there is green space,” says Kris Kiser, President & CEO of the TurfMutt Foundation. “Prioritizing managed landscapes that are available to everyone helps foster connectedness, increases mental health, and supports the environment.”
According to the TurfMutt Foundation, here are some of the imaginative ways communities can enhance and grow their community green space:
Since launching as an educational program to promote the benefits of the managed landscape fifteen years ago, TurfMutt has become a global education platform, reaching more than 70 million students, teachers, and families with its message that nature starts at their back door and educating future generations about the importance of the managed landscape.
For more on the TurfMutt Foundation, visit TurfMutt.com and check out the TurfMutt Foundation’s International Backyarding Fact Book to learn more about the importance of the green spaces around us. Sign up for Mutt Mail, a monthly e-newsletter with backyarding tips and all the news from the TurfMutt Foundation here. Look for Mulligan the TurfMutt on the CBS Lucky Dog television show on Saturday mornings.
Mutt Mulligan’s monthly e-newsletter is loaded with tips on outdoor living, enjoying green spaces and resources for teachers and families, as well as news from the TurfMutt Foundation.