In My Backyard
A first-hand docuseries highlights solutions to climate change happening in the most impacted communities.
In My Backyard is a documentary series highlighting robust and innovative solutions to climate change from the most impacted communities. This series centers the joy and resilience living in frontline communities deploying these solutions across the nation.
The series journeys across the U.S., with each episode grounded in a narrative thread that begins in Chicago—the hometown of our host, Tonyisha Harris, TNC's manager of strategic climate initiatives in Illinois. Each episode explores a central theme—biodiversity preservation, green job creation, grassroots activism and renewable energy (seeking funding)—spotlighting how frontline communities are transforming climate challenges into opportunities to build stronger, more vibrant backyards. Through these episodes, we hope to inspire and to empower the next wave of climate advocates ready to lead change.
I found a way to look into my own backyard and find inspiration in all of the solutions around me. The Nature Conservancy and I are making this docuseries as a way to bring awareness to local climate solutions across the nation.
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In My Backyard is a documentary series that highlights frontline, community-driven solutions to climate change. Rooted in joy and resilience, the series journeys across the U.S., with each episode grounded in a narrative thread that begins in Chicago—the hometown of our host.
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Contact for Information or Support Inquiries
Tonyisha Harris
Manager of Strategic Climate Initiatives
The Nature Conservancy
tonyisha.harris@tnc.org
Production Partners
Rishi Productions and Lindsay Blatt