Suelo Bueno LLC
Rewilding Urban Spaces
Suelo Bueno LLC: We like to get our hands dirty!
Direct, experiential interaction with the earth - building habitat with other people - heals the soul and soil… it answers the feeling of climate despair.
Declining insect and bird numbers, loss of native habitat, and deteriorating soil health are bombarding our Earth Mother. Suelo Bueno tackles these challenge head on.
We are a consulting group who broadly focuses on the rebuilding of urban and suburban ecosystems through planting native plant species (including grasses, flowering plants, shrubs, and trees), building optimal soil health, and environmentally attuned use of water.
Building and maintaining relationships with BIPOC+ communities is integral to our work, because our communities suffer the biggest brunt of the effects of neglected climate. We integrate what everyone has to offer with community wisdom, and we excel at empowering folks to put that knowledge into action.
Andrea Montoya is the originator of the Goss-Grove Pollinator Pathway project, as well as the Contracted Director of the Pollinator Advocacy Program partnered with the City of Boulder. Kristine Johnson is the City of Boulder Contracted Lead on community-led Absorbent Landscapes efforts.
Andrea has a Bachelor’s Degree in Biomedical Sciences with a minor in molecular, cellular and developmental biology. She practiced medicine as a Physician Associate for 32 years prior to embarking on her career in Urban-Ecological Biodiversity.
Kristine has a Bachelor’s Degree in English and Environmental Biology with an emphasis on Plant Ecology. She has completed “all but dissertation” in a PhD program on Soil Microbial Ecology and earned her Master’s Degree in Cultural and Linguistic Diversity/Equity, Bilingualism, and Biliteracy. She has spent extensive time doing field and lab work and has taught at the elementary, middle, high school, and community college levels
We offer in-person, hands-on community training, as well as online classes. We have presented at conferences and at small, local events, and are accepting speaking engagements!
