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Lauderdale-By-The-Sea is a small seaside village with more than two miles of beautiful sandy beaches and an iconic pier that attracts annual visitors from around the world. With its low-rise downtown buildings and mid-century modern architecture, the Town exudes old Florida charm while celebrating its present-day connection to the ocean. Because of its near-shore coral reefs and popularity with scuba divers, Lauderdale-By-The-Sea is 'Florida's Beach Diving Capital.' Its annual Christmas-By-The-Sea celebration is one of South Florida's most popular holiday events. Incorporated in 1949, the Town has a permanent population of more than 6,000 residents.
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The Woods of South Barrington Homeowner Association sits on approximately 585 sq acres of land located in the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago and manages 24 ponds, along with multiple acres of native plants, wetlands, and a new certified 2,000sf butterfly garden.
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The Forest Heights Neighborhood is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and is surrounded by the concurrent Interstates 40 and 75 to the north, Highland Memorial Cemetery to the west, the Pond Gap community to the East, and Sutherland Avenue, paralleled by 1897 feet of Greenway, to the south. The neighborhood is comprised of 218 properties on 89.7 acres. The oldest parts of the neighborhood along Forest Hills Boulevard have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Forest Hills Boulevard Historic District. The neighborhood was initially constructed in the 1920s and 1930s, though most of the current houses date to after World War II. The early development of Forest Heights was influenced by the rise of automobile travel. The neighborhood was annexed by the city of Knoxville in 1960. On the south end of the neighborhood, there is a 0.8-acre park which is owned by the City of Knoxville and maintained by the Knoxville Public Works Department and Forest Heights neighbors. The park features a paved walking loop, picnic tables, and play equipment buffered by native plants and shrubs.
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Venice is a city in Florida's Gulf coast. It is best known for Venice Beach, with its offshore coral reef, and Caspersen Beach, where prehistoric shark teeth are often found. Green spaces include Centennial Park, the Myakka River Park, Shamrock Park & Nature Center, Curry Creek Preserve, Sleeping Turtles Preserve, Legacy Trail, and several other sites.
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The Town of Fountain Hills is located on the northeastern edge of the “Valley of the Sun” in the Phoenix, Arizona metro area. At the heart of the town is the iconic fountain, which reaches a vertical height of over 300 feet, and over 550 feet on special occasions. Fountain Hills is home to several large festivals including the Great Fair, Fountain Hills Music Festival, Concours in the Hills, Fourth of July Celebration, Oktoberfest, Thanksgiving Day Parade, and the Fountain Festival of Arts of Crafts. Fountain Hills was recently awarded the rare distinction of being designated an International Dark Sky Community by the International Dark Sky Association.
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Braemor consists of 50 homes, each on ~2+ acre wooded lots, many properties bordering on the Reedy River and of tertiary streams in Greenville County, SC. The community lends itself naturally to this certification as deer, turkey, migrating birds of all species, feral cats, and other wildlife are plentiful.
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New Britain Borough (population 3,307) is a largely residential community in central Bucks County. It is home to Delaware Valley University, the Pine Valley Covered Bridge, numerous walking trails and a weekly farmers market. The farmers market provided a unique opportunity to present educational materials regarding the NWF habitat certification initiative. New Britain Borough prides itself on its strong base of dedicated volunteers that maintain most of its parks and other open space. New Britain Borough is home to several parcels of open space including the 34+ acre Wilma Quinlin Nature Preserve where the Borough’s extensive efforts at habitat preservation have been awarded both the Land Ethics Award by Bowman’s Hill Wildlife Preserve and the Pa. Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence. The Preserve is located along the Neshaminy Creek and has numerous trails which are intended for nature study, wildlife observation and bird watching. The Preserve’s “Miriam’s Meadow is a native wildlife meadow established as a pollinator habitat. New Britain Borough also contains Orchard Park which is a 5 ½ acre natural area set aside for passive recreation. The park contains bluebird houses and a large community garden as well as tables and benches for wildlife observation. New Britain Borough supports an annual native plant pop-up park and other workshops as part of an ongoing effort to educate residents on the importance of transitioning their yards and public spaces to benefit birds, pollinators and other wildlife and encourage them to certify their properties as wildlife habitats. The Borough is following these practices on its own properties and has certified its own public spaces.
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Thurston County is located within the southern most reach of the Puget Sound and is made up of three ecoregions: the puget trough, north cascades, and the west cascades. It is home to the Olympic National Forest and the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge.
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Branford was first settled in mid-1644 as part of the New Haven Colony and officially renamed in 1653 after the Town of Brentford, England. The Town consists of several communities which have been able to maintain their unique characteristics based and geography. Branford’s Center is home to several shops, restaurants and coffee houses that line the Main Street along with the Town Green being at the center. The Branford Festival, road races and parades throughout the year add to the quality of life offered in a shoreline community, yet offers easy to get to and from New York, Boston and Hartford. Those who visit Branford can take in a cruise (or private charter) to our majestic archipelago of islands called the Thimble Islands (seal watching cruises are also available in the spring.) There are over fifteen town maintained parks and two beaches, hiking trails, lakes, ponds and a path to the Shoreline Greenway Trail. Branford enjoys over 20 miles of coastline with more than a dozen marinas. Having a population of approximately 28,000 and a thriving modern residential, commercial and industrial community, Branford is proud of its history, quality of life and economic vitality.
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The Southern Gables (circa 1967) neighborhood is located in south Lakewood, Colorado. Our boundary on the north is Jewell Avenue, south – Morrison Road, west – Garrison and east – Wadsworth Boulevard. The neighborhood has approximately 900 households.
