Presented by Homegrown National Park

Lead the Change: Building a Native Plant Movement in Your Community With Andrew Conboy

Registration ends Thursday, 08/20/2026 11:55am EDT

About This Webinar

Want your community planting native and restoring habitat, but not sure how to get people involved? Or maybe you've already started something and keep hitting the same walls?

This webinar is for both. Join Andrew Conboy, ISA-certified arborist and founder of the Community Canopy Project, for a look at how he's built hands-on restoration partnerships with local governments, residents, corporate volunteers, and students. Andrew will share what's worked, what hasn't, and how a small, community-centered approach can grow into something bigger, in cities and rural areas alike.


Bring your thoughts and questions – your engagement is welcome.


Already thinking about starting something in your own neighborhood? Bring a friend who'd want to co-lead it with you!

Open Door tickets join via YouTube livestream; Supporter and General Admission tickets join live on Zoom.

Thursday, August 20 at 12pm ET. 45-minute talk, followed by live Q&A.

About This Webinar

Want your community planting native and restoring habitat, but not sure how to get people involved? Or maybe you've already started something and keep hitting the same walls?

This webinar is for both. Join Andrew Conboy, ISA-certified arborist and founder of the Community Canopy Project, for a look at how he's built hands-on restoration partnerships with local governments, residents, corporate volunteers, and students. Andrew will share what's worked, what hasn't, and how a small, community-centered approach can grow into something bigger, in cities and rural areas alike.


Bring your thoughts and questions – your engagement is welcome.


Already thinking about starting something in your own neighborhood? Bring a friend who'd want to co-lead it with you!

Open Door tickets join via YouTube livestream; Supporter and General Admission tickets join live on Zoom.

Thursday, August 20 at 12pm ET. 45-minute talk, followed by live Q&A.

Teaser Video

Speaker Bio

Andrew Conboy is an ISA-certified arborist, urban forester, and native plant advocate. He founded the Community Canopy Project, an ecological restoration non-profit, to improve his local natural lands and to engage the public in land stewardship. On social media, he creates informative videos about trees and native plants in hopes of helping people connect with the natural world. Andrew loves eliminating turf lawns, planting native oak trees wherever possible, and eating rice and bean burritos.