Native Plants and Corridors
“Our National Parks … are too small and separated from one another to preserve species … a bottom-up call-to-action [is required] to restore habitat where we live and work”
-HomeGrownNationalPark.org, Douglas W. Tallamy
Our county is blessed with a diverse landscape that supports wildlife of all types from native bees to the iconic woodstork. They all depend on out native plants for places to live and food to eat. In the midst of disappearing landscapes, Conserve Nassau supports efforts through our initiatives from small garden plots to large wildlife corridors as critical to keeping our plant and animal populations healthy.
From urban yards to piney woods, we work to educate and enable Nassau County citizens participate in this effort. We call it wildlife gardening whether it’s a pot of pollinator plants or a swath of protected land as part of a wildlife corridor.
Initiatives
Suburban Regional Corridors
Our team is in the planning stages to promote and implement attractive, low maintenance native plantings that use our neighborhood yards, parking lots and business landscaping to encourage wildlife and pollinator movement across the built landscape. This is a great time to JOIN US and get in on the ground floor of planning and planting!
Conserve Nassau has been awarded a grant from the Florida Wildflower Foundation and the City of Fernandina Beach Parks and Recreation department is supporting our team’s plans to add a native plant garden to Egans Creek Park this coming fall. Our purpose is to showcase a beautiful and enriching demonstration garden of Florida natives for pollinators and songbirds using native wildflowers and shrubs. The garden will also highlight the Park’s history as an Indigo plantation. We are proposing a focus of structured educational initiatives for participants interested in community wildlife gardening.
Native Wildlife and Pollinator Garden at Egans Creek Park
Lindsey Pickard of Amelia’s Native Wildflowers helps us celebrate our new native wildflower garden at Egans Creek Park in Fernandina Beach by demonstrating planting a Snow Squarestem (Melanthera nivea).
Corridor Resources
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Why do we need native plants and wildlife corridors in neighborhoods?
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Where can I find Native Plants near us?
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How do I find out more about selecting native plants, their care and landscape design?
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What do I need to know about my Native Shade Trees?
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Pollinator flowers in your lawn