The Green Friendly Yards Project is a unique initiative of the Energy Friendly Homes Program that pairs residential green infrastructure installations with home energy upgrades for qualifying low-income Portland homeowners. To make this possible, Friends of Trees is working together with Evergreen Energy Partners and professional landscape contractors with funding provided by the Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund.
Green Friendly Yards aims to sequester carbon, reduce energy use, manage stormwater, reduce the urban heat island effect, and improve community health and wellbeing outcomes. To achieve these goals, the project will plant trees, establish climate-adaptive plants, build rain gardens, remove unused pavement and more.
All applicants must meet specific qualification requirements and be participants of the Energy Friendly Homes Program.
To learn more about Energy Friendly Homes, visit energyfriendlyhomes.com
For questions about Green Friendly Yards, email [email protected]
The Energy Friendly Homes Program is funded by the Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund (PCEF).
PCEF’s investments support projects that reduce carbon emissions over time while also addressing the immediate needs of those living on the front lines of our changing climate.