landscape design

Catbird Ecology & Design offers custom design services for residential, public, and institutional clients, designing spaces with and for native plants. Catbird collaborates with clients to develop clear project goals focused on improving human connection with healthy natural communities. and prioritizes the preservation of desired on-site plants and use of local materials to safeguard ecological health and reduce project cost. Catbird is happy to discuss sliding scale cost on the basis of client need and project type - healthy habitats are for all, regardless of resources.

land stewardship consulting

Catbird Ecology & Design provides consulting services focused on the restoration and ongoing stewardship of habitat areas. This includes lawn-to-meadow conversions, meadow and hedgerow restoration, native sod salvage and reuse, forest health improvement, invasive plant management, and the development of clear stewardship plans aligned with the client’s capacity for ongoing habitat management.

habitat and biodiversity planning

Catbird Ecology & Design conducts habitat planning at various scales, from small backyards to multi-acre woodlands. This work encompasses plant diversity inventory and monitoring, habitat connectivity planning, and stewardship strategies targeted at critical indicator species.

plant selection consulting

Catbird Ecology & Design collaborates with designers in need of specialist knowledge regarding native plant communities and ecosystems of the Northeast. Catbird develops plant palettes appropriate to the site and creates robust and beautiful plantings aligned with the broader project design, and can assist with procurement and stewardship planning.

land introductions

Catbird Ecology & Design offers land introduction walks, a low-cost, low-commitment option where founder Kat Wyatt spends a day with you and your land, teaching plant identification, sharing knowledge about your local habitats, and offering guidance on stewardship and restoration. We care best for what we know, so Catbird hopes to lower the barrier to entry for land stewardship by collaborating with you as you learn your land.