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Native Plants Can Benefit Ecosystems by: · Providing food, shelter and nesting areas for wildlife Creating stop-over habitat for migrating animals Increasing connectivity between remnants of natural habitat Reducing overall demand on natural resources Native Plants Can Benefit You by: Increasing property values Decreasing utilities costs Reducing noise, water and air pollution Providing hurricane and weather resiliency Increasing opportunities for wildlife viewing BE PART OF THE SOLUTION! Palm Beach County’s rapid loss of native vegetation has human and ecological consequences for today… and the future. When you retain native plants, you benefit yourself, your children, and the county’s precious natural resources. The Preservation of Native Canopy Education Program is funded by the Palm Beach County Department of Environmental Resources Management. Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners UF/IFAS is an Equal Opportunity Institution.

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Native Plants Can Benefit Ecosystems

by:

· Providing food, shelter and nesting areas

for wildlife

Creating stop-over habitat for migrating

animals

Increasing connectivity between

remnants of natural habitat

Reducing overall demand on natural

resources

Native Plants Can Benefit You

by:

Increasing property values

Decreasing utilities costs

Reducing noise, water and air

pollution

Providing hurricane and weather

resiliency

Increasing opportunities for wildlife

viewing

BE PART OF THE SOLUTION!

Palm Beach County’s rapid loss of native

vegetation has human and ecological

consequences for today… and the future.

When you retain native plants, you

benefit yourself, your children, and the

county’s precious natural resources.

The Preservation of Native Canopy Education Program is funded by the

Palm Beach County Department of Environmental Resources Management. Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners UF/IFAS is an Equal Opportunity Institution.