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Native-plant advocates ask Wakulla County for input on FDOT landscaping, recreation plans and revised landscape ordinance
Summary
A member of the Sarracenia chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society urged commissioners to allow local expert input on FDOT-funded landscaping, recommended species changes for dry coastal sites, raised concerns about a recreational-facility plan and urged revisions to the county's draft landscape ordinance and tree-credit rules.
Leanna Parks, who identified herself as a member of the Sarracenia chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society but said she was not speaking for the chapter, asked county commissioners to include local native-plant expertise in three items on the consent agenda: FDOT grant-funded landscape plantings, design of recreational facilities and revisions to Wakulla County's landscape ordinance.
Parks congratulated the county on receiving FDOT grants and said the grants included native-plant components. She asked that the Sarracenia chapter be given the…
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