Badges for work that actually happened

Demonstrates foundational understanding of what native means and why locality matters.

Awarded for a first verified native garden.

For restoration work beyond a first garden.

For teaching others about native ecosystems.

For real civic engagement on native habitat.

For finding and documenting a real local source of native plants.

For turning a local native plant source into a formal Rhizome partner.

For collecting real, usable observational data.

For organizing others around native planting.

For sustained leadership that multiplies other people’s work.

For an original, approved initiative Rhizome had not thought of.

For members certified to present formally on behalf of Rhizome.

For getting the native restoration story in front of the public.