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Photo credit: Nicole Pinson YOUTH LEADERS CREATE SUSTAINABLE LY N N B A R B E R EXTENSION POLLINATOR GARDEN N I C O L E P I N S O N U F/ I FA S E X T E N S I O N H I L L S B O R O U G H C O U N T Y Nicole Pinson, Urban Horticulture Agent

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LY N N B A R B E R N I C O L E P I N S O N U F/ I FA S E X T E N S I O N H I L L S B O R O U G H C O U N T Y

YOUTH LEADERS CREATE SUSTAINABLE EXTENSION POLLINATOR GARDEN

Nicole Pinson, Urban Horticulture Agent and Master Gardener Coordinator and Lynn Barber, Florida Friendly LandscapingTM Agent

Photo credit: Nicole Pinson

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FDOT AND KIDS GARDENING GRANTS

Stormwater education
Linked to Florida-

Friendly LandscapingTM principles

Strong community

component

Did You Know? (DYK)

1/3 of food we eat comes from animal pollinated plants

Photo credit: Lynn Barber

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POLL

Do you have experience writing grant applications?

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PARTNERS

Girl Scout Troop

#360

Girl Scouts Council

Silver Award - cause and root issue

UF/IFAS Extension

Master Gardeners, Agents and staff

Photo credit: Lynette Mills

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POLL

Have you ever partnered with the Girl Scouts?

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EDUCATIONAL METHODS

Garden installation

and maintenance

Creating

“themepacks”

Signage
Youth docents
Visitor survey
DYK? > 1,000 people

visited Extension demo gardens in 2016

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POLL

Do you have Extension demonstration gardens?

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FOCUS ON GIRLS’ LEADERSHIP

Writing press releases

and other articles

Labeling plants
Your Neighborhood

Inspiration Station AM 1110 WTIS, Garden Talk radio show

Social media marketing
Display boards
Triple Workshops

Photo credit: Lynn Barber

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RESULTS

Established garden for visitors
Interactive materials for youth
Mentors
Reflection on project
Experience and leadership

skills

DYK? $20 billion/year

economic impact in U.S.

Photo credit: Lynn Barber

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RESULTS

Saved Agents’ time
“Felt good”
Link to UF and Girl Scouts
Girls extremely capable
DYK? Pollinator gardens

can reduce negative environmental impacts associated with landscape management practices.

Photo credit: Kerry Bennett

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CHALLENGES

Separate application for

Silver Award

Ongoing communication
Initial meeting and subsequent

meetings

Additional communications
50 + hours
Planning (even during

conference)!

Photo credit: Nicole Pinson

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POLL

If you have had this type project in the past, did you experience other challenges? How did you resolve them?

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RECOMMENDATIONS

Make pollinators more newsworthy
Others may want to duplicate efforts
Opportunity to partner
Inspire leadership
Obtain Girl Scout Silver Award
DYK? Will share our POA

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PLANT LIST

Larraflower

Use natives!!

Porterweed
Rayless sunflower
White top aster
Water dropwort
Salvia
Black eyed Susan
Native milkweeds
False Indigo

Photo credit: Lynn Barber

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PLANT LIST

Frogfruit
Twine vine
Button sage lantana
Ironweed
Elephant’s foot
Lyre leaf sage
African blue basil
Beautyberry

Photo credit: Nicole Pinson

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PLANT LIST

Photo credits: Lynn Barber

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PLANT LIST

Photo credit: Lynn Barber Photo credit: Nicole Pinson

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PLANT LIST

Photo credit: Nicole Pinson Photo credit: Lynn Barber

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OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

Bare soil
Water source
Nesting materials
Variety
Different bloom

periods

Photo credit: Lynn Barber

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QUESTIONS? Thank you!!

Lynn Barber FFL Agent UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County (813) 744-5519 X 54105 labarber@ufl.edu Nicole Pinson Urban Horticulture Agent and Master Gardener Coordinator UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County (813) 744-5519 X 54145 pinsonn@hillsboroughcounty.org

Image credits: http://www.vecteezy.com/

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Thank you!!

Photo credit: Nicole Pinson