The City of Bowling Green converts nature spots from non-native to native green areas to meet sustainability goals. 

Over the years, Bowling Green has been focusing on increasing their native spaces in order to expand parks along with solar fields. 

This year, Bowling Green will begin focusing on the city’s wastewater and water treatment facilities. 

Removing the green turf and introducing the planting of low-maintenance, native vegetation provides numerous environmental benefits, including new habitat creation for monarch butterflies and other important pollinators, according to the City of Bowling Green’s press release.

This project also aims to increase biodiversity, reduce pollution, and benefit native ecosystems in many ways. 

According to the City of Bowling Green, the project began in March and will continue to kill the turf grass while continuing the restoration process by planting in new areas. 

During the growing process, the turf grass may look dead this spring, but will come to life next year in 2024.

The city plans for the project to take three years to complete and, over that time, the wastewater and water treatment facilities will see a change in their acreage.