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Some parks are greener than others -- like Silver Lake Park in Flagler Beach.
With solar lighting and native flora and fauna among other Earth-friendly traits, Silver Lake is a "green park" and the first of its kind in Flagler County.
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Flagler Beach opens 'green park'
(via www.news-journalonline.com)
Submitted by jcs44 on Fri, 2008-04-18 15:31. | Tags: nature | Flagler Beach | Florida Department of Environmental Protection | National Wildlife Federation | native plants | U.S. Green Builders Council | wildlife
Going Native in the Front Yard
(via www.econewmexico.com)
If you live in the suburbs, like I do, the yard around your home is the closest you come to the natural environment on a day to day basis. This begs the question - Is your yard a natural environment? In his book 'Bringing Nature Home' Douglas Tallamy makes a case for replacing alien invasives in the home landscape with native plants specific to the area.
Submitted by TimJFowler on Tue, 2008-04-01 19:39. | Tags: nature | science | take action | book review | eco-friendly homes | extinction | gardening | habitat | insect | landscaping | native plants | plants | yard
