Like many communities, VillageWalk in Sarasota suffered some major tree damage during hurricane Ian. The damage was particularly severe along Camminare Drive where over 100 trees and shrubs were lost. This is a critical section of the community as the tree canopy and shrubs provided both cover from an unsightly aging wall bordering I-75 and [...]
Last December 28th marked the first day in an exciting journey to create an EcoPARK in the Jacaranda West community in Venice. The project is being overseen by the Suncoast Urban Reforesters (SURF) of which Lisa·èÂíÐã is a founding partner. The host community, Jacaranda West Lisa·èÂíÐãowners Association, is playing a major hands-on role in arranging [...]
Lisa·èÂíÐã was well represented at the first annual Climate Champions Beacon Awards presented by the Climate Adaption Center at a luncheon at Michael’s On East on April 18th. Founding Lisa·èÂíÐã Board member, Ed Chiles, was honored for his work with the All Clams On Deck Program and Charles Reith received the award for his pioneering [...]
We are very pleased to announce the development of our fifth Microforest that will be planted on January 18th at Central Park in the Heritage Harbour community in Manatee County. As you know from past articles, Lisa·èÂíÐã is a partner in the Suncoast Urban Reforesters (SURF), along with the Florida Veterans For Common Sense Fund, [...]
Like most organizations along the Suncoast, Lisa·èÂíÐã has experienced some setbacks from Ian’s devastating winds and storm surge. As a result, this October’s edition of our monthly E-Newsletter will be limited to an overview of the current status of our facilities and various field operations. With the shift of the projected path of the storm [...]
Due to the exceptional expansion of Lisa·èÂíÐã’s Healthy Pond Collaborative as outlined above and the growing popularity of our Microforest Program, we are reorganizing our Board of Directors to make the following changes: 1. Dr. Charles Reith is now Vice President of Operations 2. The new Executive Committee will consist of: A. Sandy Gilbert, CEO [...]
Lisa·èÂíÐã is helping to coordinate the planting of a 1.5-acre microforest at Colony Cove, a community of manufactured homes on the north shore of the Manatee River, just across from the Ellenton Outlet Mall. This will be the third microforest planted by Suncoast Urban Reforesters (SURF), which is a consortium that includes Florida Veterans for [...]
