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April    20th  

Baynanza

April

26

Arbor Day

April

27

Virginia Key  Restoration Day

May

17

Virginia Key  Restoration Day

click here for more information

 

 

 

Florida Native Plants

at the

GO NATIVE! Nursery

Call today to schedule an appointment to purchase plants!

305-648-0000

Available plants include:

 

Orange Geiger

 

Necklace Pod

 

Lignum vitae

 

Beach Sunflowers

CITIZENS

 

Arbor Day

City of Miami

Friday, April 26th

 

The City of Miami will host the 7th Annual Arbor Day on Friday, April 26. This year's Arbor Day will take place in District 5, 100 trees will be planted by community members and volunteers in Liberty City in the immediate vicinity of Northwestern High School, along NW 10th Avenue from 71 St South to around 66th/67th St.

Click here ro register for the event

 

 

Baynanza 2013

Miami-Dade County

   Baynanza is Saturday, Apr. 20

Residents can volunteer and help clean one of our most precious natural resources, Biscayne Bay, and its surroundings. Boaters can also participate. 

please Click HERE to see Calendar of Events

or call 305-372-6784 for more information

 

Special Thanks to:

Everyone who participated during our Meet & Greet event.

 we would love to thank our family and friends for their unconditional support on our ongoing efforts of providing environmental education to our community.

Special thanks also goes to:

German Hernandez

&

Yevette Shapiro

for showcasing their beautiful photography !

 

 

Annual Tree Summit

March 27th, 2013

The 7th annual tree summit was a great opportunity for non-for profits, government agencies, elected officials, and public and private sectors in general to get together in order to ratify our support for sustainable initiatives and to celebrate the continuation in promoting a healthy urban forest within our city.

 

7th annual tree Summit at FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus

photos by FIU GoGreen Team.

To check out pictures from this and other CITIZENS's events visit our Facebook page.

 

Take a look at CITIZENS' events...

Photos courtesy of: Hassil Photography, Kelly Altosino-Sastre, Kiki Mutis, Armando Rodriguez

 

Service Learning with CITIZENS

Volunteering and Learning about our Unique South Florida Ecosystems

Did you know that Miami-Dade County’s urban canopy stands at a dismal 12%, with some areas  around the County only hosting 1 to 3% coverage? The national average for urban canopies stands at 33%, with 45% coverage being optimal. CITIZENS, along with its many partners, including volunteers like you, is expanding our urban forest. CITIZENS' Urban Greening and Community Forestry is targeting the areas with the lowest tree canopy, and allowing residents to adopt trees for their communities.

If you are interested in learning more about the Urban Greening program and the Neighbors Replanting Neighborhoods Initiative, and how to bring this latter into your community click here.

To learn about our urban forest and our unique ecosystems, like Virginia Key, browse through our site. CITIZENS is committed to providing environmental education to all of south Florida.

Must have's for understanding Virginia Key ecosystem and our urban forest:

-VirginiaKeyGuidebook; -FPLGuidetoTrees.  Feel free to contact us for more information.

 

We are grateful to have such a remarkable

group of Partners

   

 

Come and visit our Historical Bungalow

Please call us at 305-648-0000 or e-mail us at info@abettersouthflorida.org to inquire about volunteer opportunities.

Citizens for a Better South Florida, Inc., a private 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization is dedicated to providing environmental education, particularly to the diverse underserved community that inspires active stewardship and preservation of the south Florida environment.

 

 


Miami-Dade County

Office of

Capital Improvement

Miami-Dade County

Office of Grant Coordination

State of Florida

Department of

Forestry

NextEra Energy Foundation

Elizabeth Ordway Dunn Foundation

Milian, Swain & Associates

The City of Miami

Hassil Photography

Enterprise Rent-A-Car

Union Credit Bank

Florida Power and Light Company

Florida Marlins Community Foundation

Doug Ingram and Sons Nursery, LLC

Holland & Knight Charitable Foundation

Debbie and John Swain

Arsenio and Elena Milian

Jack and Janet Parker

Donell and Beverly Henry

The Guerra Family Foundation

Boschetti Capital Partner, LLC

Florida Value Partners, LLC

Aran Properties

Wells Fargo

 

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