Haiti Diaspora Liaison Director, Bernice Fidelia talks with Nadine Patrice about a new environmental initiative called Keep Haiti Green and Beautiful.
For information, contact: Bernice Fidelia
bernicefidelia@gmail.com
bernice.fidelia@presidentmartelly.ht
305.206.5454
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A recent article on TheAtlanticCities.com website called “The Problem with Palm Trees” is worth reading. Here are the first few sentences, followed by a link to the entire article.
Picture a line of gently swaying palm trees. Is there a greater signifier of a pleasantly warm climate and a great vacation spot?
But while palms are aesthetic superstars, a number of cities have started to recognize that the environmental issues fronds wreak can’t justify the eye candy.
When Florida’s Miami-Dade County released its urban forestry master plan in 2007, the area’s iconic palms were noticeably missing from the list of approved trees. Instead, the county recommended everything from leafy Ebony Browns to spindly Desert Sennas. “While palms are aesthetically pleasing and look ‘tropical,’ they do not provide the same environmental benefits, walkable streets, or lower ambient temperatures as hardwood shade trees,” the report stated. Read the rest of the story…
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Nadine and her guest Max Groso, one of the directors of a non-profit organization committed to restoring the tree canopy that once was a feature of South Florida’s tropical environment. TREEmendous Miami is a group of dedicated people making Miami-Dade a greener, cooler, healthier and more enjoyable environment in which to live.
For Additional information, visit TREEmendousMiami.org.
