Agenda 09/26/2023 Item # 4A (Proclamation designating October 2023 as Florida Native Plant Month)09/26/2023
P R O C L A M A T I O N
WHEREAS, the mission of the Florida Native Plant Society is the preservation,
conservation, and restoration of the native plants and native plant communities
in Florida; and
WHEREAS, the Florida Native Plant Society has been at the forefront, since its founding in
the summer of 1980 in Winter Park, Florida, of the movement to save Florida’s
native plants; and
WHEREAS, the Society now consists of 37 chapters and 4,177 members from all walks of
life who volunteer their time, knowledge and skills in public workshops, land
management reviews, restoration projects, and teaching Floridians about the
many benefits of native plants; the Naples Chapter of the Society consists of
140 members and participates in outreach and maintenance of native plant
communities in Collier County, including a native plant garden at Collier-Seminole
State Park; and
WHEREAS, Florida’s native plants and plant communities comprise one of two biodiverse hot
spots in North America known for sustaining bees, butterflies, and other
pollinators, thus providing benefits to Collier County residents that cannot be
overstated; and
WHEREAS, Florida has an incredible wealth of natural areas to showcase our native plant
communities to our citizens and visitors that must be preserved for future
generations; and
WHEREAS, the people of Collier County treasure their native wildlife and the preservation
of viable native plant communities as demonstrated by longstanding support for
programs through partnerships with UF|IFAS, Gore Nature Center, Collier-
Seminole State Park, Naples Botanical Gardens, and Conservation Collier;
NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County,
Florida, that October 2023 be designated as
FLORIDA NATIVE PLANT MONTH
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 26th Day of September 2023.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
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RICK LOCASTRO, CHAIRMAN
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09/26/2023
COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 4.A
Doc ID: 26643
Item Summary: Proclamation designating October 2023 as Florida Native Plant Month. To be accepted by Beth
Courtright, Treasurer, Naples Chapter, Florida Native Plant Society.
Meeting Date: 09/26/2023
Prepared by:
Title: Customer Service Specialist – County Manager's Office
Name: Aimee Trochessett
09/14/2023 11:20 AM
Submitted by:
Title: Management Analyst II – County Manager's Office
Name: Geoffrey Willig
09/14/2023 11:20 AM
Approved By:
Review:
County Manager's Office Geoffrey Willig County Manager Review Completed 09/14/2023 12:00 PM
Board of County Commissioners Geoffrey Willig Meeting Pending 09/26/2023 9:00 AM
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