The Reclamation Project at the Miami Science Museum is a participatory eco-art project developed by Miami artist Xavier Cortada to help restore native habitats for plants and animals across our community.

Participants plant a native tree and the green project flag in their yard and encourage their neighbors to do the same. Together, they'll help rebuild our native tree canopy one yard at a time.

For a few months, mangrove seedlings in clear, water-filled cups will “reclaim” the coastal lands where they thrived just a few decades ago. Afterwards, volunteers will plant the seedlings along Biscayne Bay, regrowing ecosystems above and below the water line.