I may not be "cool" under current administrations, but it is more important than ever. And it is a simple matter as well. The late Paul Neidhart once remarked that LEED certified construction is simply quality construction that will save money in operating costs (high efficiency = cost operating savings). So stop making it so political! Now where are we in regards to protecting our fragile ecosystem?
Do you know the approximate age of the Earth? 4.543 billion years. Yet today, 4/22/2019 is just the 49th Earth Day celebration. ACTING on Earth Day is more than just a movie night, it is taking action and participating, doing things differently, ending (sub)Urban Sprawl.
I am proud to have led Palmetto Bay and created more than a simple Earth Day Celebration, but set Palmetto Bay to be committed to Earth Day 24/7/365. We don’t just recognize a day, we are now in big, in such a big way, that we take a full week to celebrate. Green activities, all free to the public, have been going this past week. We continue to involve our youth in partnership with the local schools as they are going to inherit what we leave behind.
Palmetto Bay history: I was pleased to announce way back on Friday, July 20, 2018, that Palmetto Bay was certified by the FGBC as a Green City. This started the path to eventual Gold Certification so long as the subsequent councils continue to subscribe to the green footprints cast before them.
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| Participating in a python hunt to remove an invasive species |
Today, Tuesday, April 22, 2025, is an international Earth Day Celebration. What, if anything, are you doing to mark this event? We celebrated with our youth in many activities including the always popular (and educational) Lady Bug releases at area schools and at our Earth Week movie night. We partnered with the Tropical Audubon Society on Kayak tours of Palmetto Bay's coastline. Earth Week themed movie nights, poster contests, community bike rides, so many activities that brought the community together. Please feel free to CLICK HERE for past updates on Earth Day.
Prior relevant blog posts: Some relevant posts on my personal blog include Invasive Species, creating a backyard oasis, Celestial Events: there have been many posts throughout this blog covering these topics and how they are relevant to our South Miami-Dade Communities. Please take the time to check a few out. It is all about my transparency. I am about preservation of Palmetto Bay. That means thinking differently, saving the 22 acres of the rapidly deteriorating Pine Rocklands at the Palmetto Bay Village Center.
Finally, on a silly, but fun note, no special day is complete without viewing Google's special Earth Day animated doodle on the Google site.
Happy Earth Day – 2025!
Eugene Flinn
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