Issue 40 | August 2022
Good and Green News & Updates
Bioblitz will be on September 17 from 10 AM to 2 PM at Oak Hammock Park
Let's Go BioBlitz - Let's Go!
Join Sunrise Good and Green as we host our second annual BioBlitz Bingo event at Oak Hammock Park! The event will take place on September 17 from 10 AM to 2 PM.

Similar to last year's event, participants will be able to play a "BioBlitz BINGO" scavenger hunt to receive eco-friendly prizes! Additionally, guided eco walks will be offered for participants to learn more about the local environment.

Public Comment on
Compact RCAP
The Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact (Compact) wants to hear from YOU! The RCAP is the Compact’s guiding tool for coordinated climate action in Southeast Florida to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and build climate resilience. It provides recommendations and strategies to allow local and regional entities to act in line with the regional agenda.

To make a public comment, you can participate in a virtual written comment period that will be open through August 23. The Compact will also host hour-long virtual feedback sessions from August 8-17, with registration required.

Sunrise Back to School
Round-Up 2022 Goes Green
Good and Green educated Sunrise residents on the City's sustainable initiatives and programs that we offer at the Back to School Round-Up on August 6th. Students had the opportunity to pickup a few eco-friendly giveaway items, such as recycled pencils and decorate reusable canvas pencil pouches. Check out some of the creative artwork below!

Take your sustainable practices to another level and be Good and Green at school with these easy tips!
  • Use a reusable water bottle
  • Bike, walk, or take the bus when possible
  • Buy school supplies made from recycled content
  • Reuse your backpack from last year instead of buying a new one
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Preview New Public Art in Sunrise This Week
Are you into public art? You have a chance to see it being created in real time now through Friday, August 12, from 9am to 2pm at Sunrise Sportsplex Park (9101 NW 50th St)! Local artist and experienced mural painter Lori Pratico began the week with a fresh base layer of paint, on which she will be adding creativity, words of inspiration, and colorful additions throughout the week that will connect to the Butterfly Garden at Sportsplex - we can't wait for you to see how! Combining the City’s sustainability and public art efforts, provides another example of how the City is promoting protection of natural resources while fostering recreation in natural areas.

Parks For Pollinators 2022: Sunrise BioBlitz
At Oak Hammock and Cypress Preserve
Sunrise BioBlitz Bingo Event
Good and Green will hold an in-person event on Saturday, September 17, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at Oak Hammock Park. During the event, participants can play a BioBlitz BINGO game to win eco prizes or go on a guided eco tour of the park! The Good and Green team will also be available to answer any questions about BioBlitz and help you learn to use iNaturalist. We hope to see you there!
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Join Us for an Eco Walk!
Good and Green will also be leading three eco walks during the BioBlitz Bingo event on September 17th. The tours will take you around Oak Hammock Park, teaching you about the flora and fauna found there! Additionally, the guides will be stopping by various "stations" throughout the tour to talk more about some important topics. Walks will start at 11:00 am, 12:00 pm, and 1:00 pm. Meet at the Pigeon Plum Pavilion.
Why We BioBlitz
A "bioblitz" is a communal citizen-science effort to record as many species within a designated location and time period as possible.

Bioblitzes are great ways to engage the public to connect to their environment while generating useful data for science and conservation. They are also an excuse for naturalists, scientists, and curious members of the public to meet in person in the great outdoors and are a lot of fun!

The Parks for Pollinators BioBlitz is organized by the National Recreation and Park Association. You can learn more about the Parks for Pollinators initiative and find other BioBlitz events by visiting nrpa.org/BioBlitz.
Be a Citizen Scientist
This September you'll have an opportunity to contribute to a genuine scientific survey here in Sunrise!
Join Sunrise Good and Green and parks throughout the country in a fun challenge to see how many pollinator species can be documented this September. It is easy to participate by joining an event or making observations on your own, using the iNaturalist app. With the app, you simply take a picture of a pollinator (bee, butterfly, bat, etc.) or plant, and the online community will help identify the species. You can participate starting September 1st by exploring the nature and wildlife in Oak Hammock Park and /or Cypress Preserve Park here in Sunrise through September 30th. Any observation you make at either park using the iNaturalist app will count toward our project!
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Fun at Sunrise BioBlitz 2021!
How to Participate
STEP 1: Download the “iNaturalist” app to your smart phone. You will be asked to log in or create an iNaturalist account (you will need to do this to join our project).

STEP 2: Starting September 1st, go to our project page on iNaturalist (you need to log in using your iNaturalist account before you can join our project).

STEP 3: Visit Oak Hammock Park (9220 NW 44 Street) and/or Cypress Preserve Park (9020 NW 38 Street)! Take photographs of everything that might be related to pollinators: trees, butterflies, bees and other insects, caterpillars, chrysalis, eggs, and plants and flowers! Upload the photos using the iNaturalist app. It will automatically link up to our project page through September 30th!
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