Good Neighbor Iowa is a non-profit statewide public education initiative that aims to reduce unnecessary urban pesticide use and to transform lawn-culture to encourage appreciation of diverse lawns as a way to protect child health, water quality, pets, and pollinators and biodiversity.
In 2017, I managed Good Neighbor’s social media and worked on an extensive project to map the initiative’s impact in the state of Iowa. I made the map (below) from scratch using Google tools to pinpoint each school, public park, childcare center, institution and residence committed to being pesticide-free.