Does the environment of a city share more similarities with other cities than it does with its native habitat?  In this project, we are investigating how plant community composition and diversity, microclimate, soils, and homeowner preferences and characteristics vary in residential yards and native landscapes among six, climatically-distinct cities in the US. In each city, we draw from the expertise of interdisciplinary teams of social scientists and natural scientists to identify the drivers and outcomes of residential landscape management at continental scales.  Read more about our project here.

The cities involved in this project include Phoenix, Los Angeles, Minneapolis-St.Paul, Baltimore, Miami, and Boston. Can you identify the cities from their skylines on the right (A – F), and match them to the appropriate native habitat on the left (1 – 6)?