Frisco, Texas’s Play Frisco won the 2025 Innovation in Environmental Resilience Award for their Blackland Prairie Restoration & Education program, a collaborative effort with partners like BPTMN, rebuilding native ecosystems and fostering environmental stewardship. #CityofFrisco #NationalRecreationandParkAssociation #NRPA #PlayFrisco #RickTravis
https://txmn.org/bptmn/innovation-in-environmental-resilience-award-city-of-frisco-parks/
The latest (Winter 2024) issue of the Natural Resources Protective Association newsletter is online. My articles are on pages 4 (bioswales) and 6 (podcasts). There are also some great pieces by other authors.
current #BioBlitz events in #Florida
(remember: all BioBlitzes last the whole month, not just special events dates)
#BrowardCounty
* Markham Park (special event already happened 9/2)
* City of #Plantation: Plantation Preserve Linear Trail and Golf Course (special event 9/9 9-11am)
* Quiet Waters Park (special event 9/9 9-11am)
* City of #Sunrise (whole city) (special event @ Sawgrass Sanctuary 9/9 10am-1pm)
* Miramar Pineland (special event 9/13 9am-12n)
* Central Broward Regional Park (special event 9/23 9-11am)
#PalmBeachCounty (whole county)
also in PBC:
#DelrayBeach: Old School Square Park
#PinellasCounty (whole county)
if you're in Palm Beach or Pinellas, ask around about event times yourself
#SouthFlorida #TampaBay #parks #NRPA #ParksForPollinators #nature #biodiversity #CitizenScience
(reposting this because (1) Plantation just told me about their event and (2) my "original repost" is having some trouble federating from my @ReedLindwurm account)
The City of #Sunrise, #Florida, is doing the #NRPA's #ParksForPollinators #BioBlitz in September! It lasts the whole month & includes the whole city, but the main event is on Sept 9 at Sawgrass Sanctuary, 10am-1pm.
Event page: https://www.sunrisefl.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/12988/20?curm=9&cury=2023
#iNaturalist project: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/parks-for-pollinators-2023-city-of-sunrise
Other places around #SouthFlorida are also participating; click here for a list: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/parks-for-pollinators-2023
#Broward #BrowardCounty #FortLauderdale #plants #insects #birds #biodiversity #CitizenScience
My latest newsletter article is out! It was such fun "researching" by visiting the Bluebelt, taking walks and photos.
My article starts on page 4, but please read the excellent article that starts on page 1, also.
Blackland Prairie Chapter TMN
Karen E. Lund
Reed Lindwurm
Reed Lindwurm