Citrix Global Day of Impact- Snyder Park

This year I had the wonderful opportunity of working alongside the Citrix volunteers for Global Day of Impact on December 8, 2017. Together we helped clear brush, remove exotic/invasive plants, structurally prune trees, collect hurricane debris and reestablish overgrown trails within the Citrix Food Forest at Snyder Park. The food forest serves as an educational tool and unique meditation space filled with edible/Florida native tree and shrub species. Future volunteer days will help increase the size of the food forest and continue to improve the experience for city neighbors and park visitors. For additional information about the Kids Ecology Corps and Citrix Global Day of Impact please visit the following web links:

https://www.citrix.com/blogs/2016/04/05/citrix-traditions-global-day-of-impact/

http://www.kidsecologycorps.org/ 

Kids Ecology Corps./ Tree Related Volunteer Work

I recently had the pleasure of attending the final day of a program entitled "Amazing Kids, Amazing Planet" which focused on promoting a healthy lifestyle, a food growing/gardening component and a greater appreciation of the environment as a whole championed by the Kid's Ecology Corps. and Heal The Planet. Together they have accomplished some amazing things engaging kids in discussions and exercises about the benefits of trees/nature/leading a healthy lifestyle. I was afforded the opportunity to conduct a nature walk, during which time I was able to talk about the importance of our urban forest canopy, point out various native tree species along with identifying several invasive exotics (air potato, sansaveria etc.). Reaching out to our younger generation and empowering them to believe in a healthy environment and healthy urban forest, will help secure our trees for the enjoyment of future generations.

Additional information for the Kids Ecology Corps., heal the planet and the "Amazing Kids, Amazing Planet" program are available here:

Kids Ecology Corps     healtheplanet