Fairchild’s Connect to Protect Network enlists South Florida residents (Miami & The Keys) to plant native plants in order to connect the few remaining isolated fragments of pine rockland–a globally critically imperiled plant community. Planted areas can include private yards, rights-of-way, and public lands such as schools or community parks. Installing native pine rockland plants increases the probability that bees, butterflies and birds can find and transport seeds and pollen across developed areas that separate pine rockland fragments, improving gene flow and genetic health of native plant species.<\/p>\n
Download our printable Connect to Protect Network brochure<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Joining Connect to Protect is easy! \u00a0We only require that you are located in Miami-Dade or Monroe County, have an email address, and can maintain pine rockland plants on your property for at least two years. Persons without access to garden space are welcome to join as Email-only members.\u00a0\u00a0To join, simply email your\u00a0name<\/u>,\u00a0address<\/u>, and\u00a0telephone number<\/u>\u00a0to\u00a0ConnectToProtect@fairchildgarden.org.<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 Schools and businesses, please provide the name of your institution and the name and email two\u00a0additional coworkers who support\u00a0joining the network.<\/p>\n Membership benefits<\/strong>:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n CTPN factsheets:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n CTPN propagation information:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Institute for Regional Conservation’s\u00a0“Natives for Your Neighborhood<\/a><\/strong>” page.<\/p>\n Assorted literature<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Fairchild’s Connect to Protect Network enlists South Florida residents (Miami & The Keys) to plant native plants in order to connect the few remaining isolated fragments of pine rockland–a globally critically imperiled plant community. Planted areas can include private yards, rights-of-way, and public lands such as schools or community parks. Installing native pine rockland plants […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1255,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1258","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/showcase.republicahavas.com\/websites\/fairchildgarden.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/showcase.republicahavas.com\/websites\/fairchildgarden.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/showcase.republicahavas.com\/websites\/fairchildgarden.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showcase.republicahavas.com\/websites\/fairchildgarden.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showcase.republicahavas.com\/websites\/fairchildgarden.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1258"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/showcase.republicahavas.com\/websites\/fairchildgarden.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1258\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showcase.republicahavas.com\/websites\/fairchildgarden.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1255"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/showcase.republicahavas.com\/websites\/fairchildgarden.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Become a member \/ Contact Us<\/h2>\n
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![\u00a0Click here to see\u00a0<\/a>our sign, which is available free to members, thanks to a generous donation from Florida Power & Light.<\/li>\nLower bills and increased wildlife presence: \u00a0<\/strong>Last but not least, members receive all of the benefits that come with planting native plants, such as\u00a0lower water and maintenance bills and\u00a0increased visits from birds and butterflies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/p>\nPine rockland resources<\/h2>\nCTPN factsheets:<\/p>\n\nPine Rockland\u00a0Facts<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nHow to start a CTPN garden<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n8 must-have pine rockland plants<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/li>\nPlanting and maintenance<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nSembrar y cuidar<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nMaintaining “Curb Appeal”<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/p>\nCTPN propagation information:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\nPineland croton<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nLocustberry<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nDevil’s potato<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nGrasses<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/p>\nThe Institute for Regional Conservation’s\u00a0“Natives for Your Neighborhood<\/a><\/strong>” page.<\/p>\nAssorted literature<\/p>\n\nGann (2007)\u00a0Guidelines for creating a pine rockland<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nMoas (2016)\u00a0Creating a native pine rockland “meadow” in Miami<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nMoyroud (1997)\u00a0South Florida slash pine<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/li>\nShaw, C. (1975)\u00a0Pine and Hammock Forestlands of Dade Co\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/li>\nBrown & Cooprider (2010) All about our native cycad, the\u00a0Coontie<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nEscobedo et al. (2010)\u00a0Ecosystem Services of Miami’s urban Forests<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\nPossley et al. (2018)\u00a0Management Plan for the Richmond Pine Rocklands<\/a><\/span><\/b><\/li>\nFNAI (2010)\u00a0\u00a0<\/a>Pine rockland description<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/p>\nFor Teachers<\/h2>\n\nHow to establish a CTPN school garden<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/li>\nPotential grants to support your school garden<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nAdvice from veteran teachers about school gardens<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\nPine Rockland Critters coloring pages<\/span><\/strong><\/a>,<\/span> from Miami Pine Rocklands Coalition<\/li>\nPine Rockland lesson plan<\/span><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0from the Deering Estate Education staff<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fairchild’s Connect to Protect Network enlists South Florida residents (Miami & The Keys) to plant native plants in order to connect the few remaining isolated fragments of pine rockland–a globally critically imperiled plant community. Planted areas can include private yards, rights-of-way, and public lands such as schools or community parks. Installing native pine rockland plants […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1255,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1258","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/showcase.republicahavas.com\/websites\/fairchildgarden.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/showcase.republicahavas.com\/websites\/fairchildgarden.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/showcase.republicahavas.com\/websites\/fairchildgarden.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showcase.republicahavas.com\/websites\/fairchildgarden.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showcase.republicahavas.com\/websites\/fairchildgarden.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1258"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/showcase.republicahavas.com\/websites\/fairchildgarden.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1258\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showcase.republicahavas.com\/websites\/fairchildgarden.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1255"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/showcase.republicahavas.com\/websites\/fairchildgarden.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}](\"http:\/\/showcase.republicahavas.com\/websites\/fairchildgarden.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/CTPN-garden-sign.jpg\"){kind=link}