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Web URL(s): | http://fshs.org/proceedings-o/2002-vol-115/138-140(STOTTS).pdf Last checked: 06/15/2016 Requires: PDF Reader |
Publication Type:
| Proceedings |
Author(s): | Stotts, Jeffery A.;
Gabel, Kim |
Author Affiliation: | Stotts and Gabel: Florida Yards and Neighborhoods, Monroe County Cooperative Extension Service, University of Florida, Key West, Florida |
Title: | Florida Keys Yards: Bridging landscapes with natural habitats |
Section: | Ornamental, garden and landscape section Other records with the "Ornamental, garden and landscape section" Section
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Meeting Info.: | Marco Island Marriott Resort Hotel, Florida: June 2-4, 2002 |
Source: | Proceedings of the Florida State HorticulturalSociety. Vol. 115, 2002, p. 138-140. |
Publishing Information: | Tallahassee, FL: Florida State Horticulture Society |
# of Pages: | 3 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Habitats; Butterflies; Nature conservation; Wildlife; Low maintenance landscape; Environmental stewardship
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Geographic Terms: | Florida Keys, Florida |
Abstract/Contents: | "The Florida Keys is host to 106 different species of butterflies that represents 65% of the butterflies throughout the state of Florida. The Florida Keys Yards & Neighborhoods butterfly gardening education program encourages the use of native flora to help buffer the effects of development on the remaining native tropical communities of the Keys. The program focuses on enlisting residents into developing environmentally friendly ways to landscape on oceanfronts and interior island areas, which brings together a countrywide conservation corridor that connects landscaped areas with natural areas. The FYN program uses two components. The first module educates the homeowner on the use of native and low-maintenance flora to provide butterfly food and habitat. The second module teaches homeowners how to identify the problem first, by developing scouting skills, and how to use alternative control measures if necessary. The program compels residents to maintain their yard habitats to be a bridge to the nearby or adjacent non-developed areas of the Keys' islands, thereby creating residents' increased awareness of the potential effects of individual landscape practices. As interest grows to attract specific or random butterflies, a sense of community responsibility is imprinted that encourages gardeners to be actively involved with conservation efforts. Intergenerational interactions and family involvement has been observed during butterfly gardening seminars and in home landscapes. Butterfly gardens in different forms and several unique sizes are now in state parks, city parks, botanical garden areas, and private lands throughout the county." |
Language: | English |
References: | 4 |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Stotts, J. A., and K. Gabel. 2002. Florida Keys Yards: Bridging landscapes with natural habitats. p. 138-140. In Proceedings of the Florida State HorticulturalSociety. Marco Island Marriott Resort Hotel, Florida: June 2-4, 2002. Tallahassee, FL: Florida State Horticulture Society. |
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