Urban Meadows

Location: Science Hill

Description: Intentional green spaces that are only mowed two to three times a year

Did you know? Yale’s urban meadows promote natural regeneration and co-benefits

• The meadows increase biodiversity, improve local air quality, beautify the area, reduce pesticide use, reduce stormwater runoff 

• The meadows provide economic savings and improved local air quality from reduced mowing

Get involved: Become a citizen scientist. The Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History hosts bird walks through the urban meadows. Information is collected on the types birds present during different seasons of the year.