Naples Botanical Garden received a hefty grant award from the Collier Community Foundation to support the Garden’s Coastal Resiliency Educational programming.
The grant totals $30,000 and will be used toward the Garden’s efforts to educate locals about strengthening coastal resilience in Southwest Florida with beach dunes and exceptional stormwater management systems. Collier beaches are essential to both the environment and local tourism.
More than half of Collier’s nearly 21 miles of coastline is classified as severely eroded, making the resiliency work more important than ever. These coastal resiliency efforts directly address beach erosion, stormwater pollution, and the growing impacts of severe storms in the area.
The Garden’s educational programs include “Dig into Dunes,” which dives into how beach dune ecosystems can be restored with plants. The Garden also prioritizes sharing stormwater management resources with homeowners, pond managers, and professional landscapers to help them understand how rainwater can affect the Gulf after becoming contaminated. The program aims to share how plants are a nature-based solution to limit damage to our local bodies of water.
About Naples Botanical Garden
Naples Botanical Garden is a family-friendly local staple in the Collier community. There’s 170 acres of tropical nature to enjoy at the Garden, including rainforests, succent displays, waterlily-filled pools, and butterfly gardens.
Admission tickets and membership purchases help support the Garden’s conservation efforts.
(4820 Bayshore Drive, Naples; 239-643-7275; naplesgarden.org)
About the Collier Community Foundation
The Collier Community Foundation is a charitable nonprofit organization that has enhanced the local area for 40 years through impactful giving. Since 1985, the Foundation has awarded more than $400 million in grants and scholarships by connecting local philanthropy and community needs.
(1110 Pine Ridge Road, Suite 200, Naples; 239-649-5000; colliercf.org)
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