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St. James was incorporated in 1999 and is located along the southeast coast of North Carolina – just a few miles from the old fishing village of Southport, NC, and about 30 miles south of Wilmington, NC. St. James is in Brunswick County, NC, which is characterized by growing communities nestled in some of the most unique wetland areas of the United States, and the global home of the Venus Flytrap. Our population is about 7,000 within 8.3 square miles. Roughly 43% of the St. James is permanently protected as nature preserves (over 500 acres), rich with mature Water Oaks, Loblolly Pines, Wax Myrtles, American Holly, Sweet Bay Magnolia, and more. An abundance of native wildlife thrives within this rich ecosystem, and our residents maintain an environmentally focused lifestyle. We registered on Earth Day 2023 and became certified in less than a year. www.townofstjamesnc.org and www.birdersofstjames.com
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About: Wells Branch Wild Conservancy is a non-profit 501(c)3 whose mission is to lead, inspire and engage the Wells Branch community in stewardship of a healthy and sustainable ecosystem. We accomplish this through educational programs, collaborative alliances, and advocacy. Our Vision is diverse, vibrant natural spaces and living creatures in Wells Branch, now and for future generations. Wells Branch itself is a Municipal Utilities District just north of Austin. The public lands of Wells Branch are comprised of 84 acres with 6 miles of trails. Over the past 20 years, impressive progress has been made towards naturalizing these public spaces, resulting in the area becoming well-known for birding and other outdoor activities. The majority of land within Wells Branch is, however, privately owned. In keeping with Doug Tallamy’s work that public lands can no longer sustain the diversity needed for a vibrant and healthy ecosystem, Wells Branch Wild Conservancy was formed by concerned neighbors who are committed not only to supporting the continued naturalization of public lands, but also to transforming the majority of Wells Branch, including individual residences, into diverse, native plant dominant landscapes.
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Riverside is a small township with a population of only about 8000. Despite its small size, Riverside has many community parks and areas of ecological significance.
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The City Of Clemson
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Oklahoma State University Facilities Management Landscape Services serves the University by providing skilled landscape services to help the OSU community achieve educational success. By doing this, we help our organization develop a dynamic outdoor learning environment through campus beautification. Our team designs, installs, and maintains over 700 acres of greenspace with over 4,050 inventoried trees on campus. Through landscape services management and planning OSU has achieved national recognition as a tree campus and bee campus USA, monarch waystation, an accredited arboretum and 2019 PGMS grand award recipient.
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An effort to conserve and restore our natural habitats in the Michiana Area, specifically St Joseph, Marshall, Elkhart, and Kosciusko Counties. We strive to make conservation easy and accessible to the many who are enthusiastic about their natural world.
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The city of Wauwatosa is located 4 miles west of downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Wisconsin's 14th largest city. Wauwatosa is surrounded by seven beautiful parks and wooded areas along the Menomonee River. The Oak Leaf Trail connects the city to the East and West to numerous bike trails. Wauwatosa was recently certified as a Bird City. Our city is on the route of many migratory birds, and has excellent bird watching. Wauwatosa has a strong community sustainability commitment, as evidenced by its energy-efficient operations, green spaces, clean streets and waterways, and clean air. These indicators demonstrate a city that is investing in its future and is very desirable for individuals and employers seeking to relocate to the area. Currently, Wauwatosa has over 151 individual gardens, including a school, the Ronald McDonald House and Outpost Natural Foods Co-op certified by the National Wildlife Federation as Wildlife Community Habitats.
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Restoration effort in and around the North Pond. This pond is located north of downtown Chicago.
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Plantation Oaks of Ormond Beach is a nature friendly community. As of 7/13/23 we have 70 homes. 11 of the residential homes (and counting) are successfully raising and releasing monarch butterflies. This property has multiple fresh water ponds a beautiful walking trail edged by the deep lush nature preserve. Great thought has gone into our landscaping keeping much of the natural habitat untouched and planting native plants, flowering trees as well as nectar sources. All of us at Plantation Oaks of Ormond Beach, would be honored to be recognized by the Natural Wildlife Federation.
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Raritan Township has múltiple municipal properties from our municipal building to our open space properties that host active and passive recreation and important wildlife habitat. We have a mix of suburban and rural lands in our township. Our municipal building has a native plant pollinator garden and community vegetable garden.
