Native Landscaping
Writer/Producer: Rosie Emery

Learn how a yard or community that is landscaped with (http://www.wgcu.org/fllandscape/) Florida-friendly plants  benefits the environment by protecting our natural resources while preserving the unique flora and fauna that make Southwest Florida one of the most beautiful regions in the United States.  Native landscaping helps to create vital wildlife corridors for many different species including migratory birds and butterflies.

Resources:

John Kiseda
Environmental Education Program Coordinator
Lee County Parks & Recreation
Rutenberg Park Facility
(239) 432-2163

Dee Serage-Century
Coordinator, Landscaping for Wildlife Program
Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation
(239)472-2329
www.sccf.org

Susan Scott
Native Landscaping Consultant
Natural Resource Consulting
(239) 292-7032

• Florida Landscaping:
  http://www.floridayards.org
• Florida Yards & Neighborhoods/University of Florida:
  http://fyn.ifas.ufl.edu/
• Southwest Florida Water Management District
  http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/yards/

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