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Task force backs exploring pollinator-friendly plantings and apprenticeship partnerships
Summary
Members supported exploring salt-tolerant, pollinator-friendly plantings in parks and swales, sought a custom species list from Urban Paradise Guild and discussed using an AmeriCorps-funded climate apprenticeship program and resident events to install plantings.
Dave (S5) proposed adding butterfly- and pollinator-friendly plants in village parks and swales, saying Vogel Park and other public spaces lack host plants despite butterfly murals. "It's a great source of... food," he said, describing milkweed at Bogle Park and urging a local planting strategy rather than one-off plantings that saltwater would kill.
Members suggested getting a custom plant list from Urban Paradise Guild (UPG), involving a climate apprenticeship program (AmeriCorps-funded) for planting and public education, and avoiding FDOT right-of-way locations like the causeway to speed approvals. Staff agreed to produce a recommended plant list, estimate costs and scope a resident-apprentice planting event. The group flagged salt tolerance and ongoing stormwater impacts as key design constraints.
