Reference Guide - Indian River County

B - Agriculture and Extension Service
Lead by Example
Credit 1: Florida friendly government owned landscapes
ACTIVITY:
a) Certified Florida friendly landscapes within the city/county.
APPROACH:
Work with public works department to modify (if necessary) and certify public landscapes under
Florida Yards & Neighborhoods program. (1 point of each 10% of city/county maintained
acreage certified).
SUGGESTED DOCUMENTATION:
Copy of FY&N checklist for each certified property.
BENEFIT:
Florida friendly landscapes conserve water, have low maintenance requirements, and are
naturally pest resistant.
RESOURCES:
Florida Yards & Neighborhoods Program
http://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/fyn/
Control
Credit 2: Community incentives.
ACTIVITY:
a) Offer free or discounted green products to the public. (2 points per product type offered for
free, 1 point for each discounted product – maximum six points.)
APPROACH:
Offer free or discounted products such as compost bins, native drought tolerant seedlings,
environmentally friendly pesticides, rain barrels, etc.
SUGGESTED DOCUMENTATION:
Submit type of product supplied, and estimated number of each to be distributed.
BENEFIT:
Simple, inexpensive products supplied at no or low cost to the community may help with
community education, and may spawn further green activity within the community.
Florida Green Local Government Standard – Copyright Florida Green Building Coalition, Inc. 2004, 2005 R7