About Catbird
Catbird Ecology & Design connects people with the natural world through compelling landscape designs and ecologically informed stewardship. Catbird’s work encompasses native garden and planting design, land stewardship consulting, and habitat and biodiversity planning in collaboration with private residential, public, and institutional clients. Catbird designs and plans emphasize the distinct character and ecological value of each site. Taking a subtraction-first approach, our designs preserve each site’s desirable materials and qualities, adding plants that cohere with the existing natural community in order to draw attention to views, site features, and our wild neighbors.
About kat
Kat Wyatt is an ecological landscape designer and land stewardship consultant, and founder of Catbird Ecology & Design. A dedicated naturalist, writer, plant photographer, and gardener, Kat has extensive experience working with and stewarding native plants and habitats in the Berkshires. She advises both clients and fellow designers on best approaches to working with native plant communities of the Northeast, and collaborates with artists, ecologists, and educators.
Kat received a Masters in Landscape Architecture from the Harvard Graduate School of Design, and earned a Bachelors of Science in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. She has previously worked at Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates (MVVA) in New York City, Living Habitats in Chicago, and Matthew Cunningham Landscape Design in Cambridge, MA. She leads plant walks and gives lectures around the country, including at the University of Colorado Boulder, the University of Washington Tacoma, and the 2023 American Society of Landscape Architects annual conference.