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Yard Return

Landback isn’t only about returning land to the Indigenous people of the land. It’s also about returning the land to Indigenous plants as well.

Why Native Plants?

In Southern California we’re known for our citrus trees, but incorporating native plants is a beautiful way to save water, invite pollinators like butterflies and hummingbirds into your back yard, and to respect the original people of Tovaangar, the plant people! 

Edible Native Plants

  • Acorns

  • Yerba Santa

  • Elderberry 

  • Lemonade berry 

  • Mansanita 

  • Hummingbird sage

  • Black Sage 

  • Many more! 

A photo of a Tongva girl interacting with white sage.

The Water Saving Grass Swap

Grass lawns are nice, but they don’t do well in a desert landscape in Los Angeles. With the increase in droughts, and increasing temperatures, grass lawns are no longer flourishing. This isn’t just stressful for your water bill, consider how dry the grass is getting! Most grasses come from much more rainy landscapes than Los Angeles, so it’s best to consider lawn alternatives instead. 

The California Native Plant Society has an excellent list of grass removal options. 

For A Better Lawnternative

Not all of these alternatives are native, but we wanted to provide resources for saving our water here in Southern California. 

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Native Plant Resources

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The Tongva Taraxat Paxaavxa Conservancy is committed to protecting our plant relative by spreading awareness about and planting white sage. Your donation directly helps our community by giving us funding to continue our work.

We are currently only accepting monetary donations online. If you have white sage bundles or fresh white sage, please give it away to your local community and spread the word about Protect White Sage!

The Tongva Taraxat Paxaavxa Conservancy is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit, EIN 87-1422866. All donations are tax deductible.

We request that large donations ($1,000+) be made via wire transfer or check, as the online platform takes a percentage of donations. Contact  info@tongva.land  for instructions. 

If you’d like to send a check, please mail to: Tongva Taraxat Paxaavxa Conservancy Address: PO Box 608 Claremont, CA 91711.