December 3 , 2005

Citizens co-hosted over 250 volunteers at Morningside Elementary for Hands on Miami Day. Citizens provided complete consulting on the native planting, donated several tree species for the event, and provided a 20-minute educational session on “right tree, right place” techniques, proper planting methods, and the benefits of using native plants in the landscape -- including educational signage describing the botanical characteristics of each plant. Together, our group of volunteers planted over 140 plants and trees on the grounds of Morningside Elementary. The resulting change in landscape was dramatic.

Funded by the Miami-Dade County Department of Environmental Resources Management, Miami-Dade County Water & Sewer, Miami-Dade County Department of Solid Waste, the South Florida Water Management District, and the Florida Division of Forestry.