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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal;">Summary:</span><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal;"> </span></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Supervisor Judi Bosworth and the Town Board were proud to welcome the addition of 13 new native plant gardens created by Town residents this year.</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#222222"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">The new gardens located in Port Washington, Mineola, Roslyn Heights, Great Neck and New Hyde Park are comprised of New York native plants. This was made possible
by funding from the Nassau County Soil and Water Conservation District which offered residents up to $500 per household for the purchase of native plants to create a native plant or rain garden.</span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">The native plants utilized in these new residential gardens will provide food, shelter, and nesting habitat for pollinators, such as the monarch butterfly. Monarch
butterflies are currently candidates for endangered species listing.</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#222222"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Birds, small mammals, and a variety of wildlife species also benefit from these resources. Residents who installed gardens stated that they saw a multitude of
pollinators visiting their new plants.</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#222222"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: normal;">Link to article: https://theislandnow.com/community-news/native-plant-program-creates-babitats-for-pollinators/</span><o:p style="font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal;"> </span></o:p></p>
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