#wetlands

Meet Tom--who was pivotal in creating both myself and the magnificent Orlando Wetlands Park in Christmas, FL (about 30 minutes from Audubon Park.) Open to the public year-round, the park provides a balanced ecosystem and healthy habitat for a variety of plants and animals, including some rare and endangered species. The primary function of the wetlands is to provide enhanced  treatment of reclaimed water in order to meet the rapidly-growing needs of the City of Orlando and surrounding areas. In addition, the park serves as a beautiful wildlife preserve area and lovely place to visit, all while doing the hard work of improving the health of our aquifers for the future well-being of our community. It’s definitely worth a visit! Find out more at https://www.orlando.gov/Parks-the-Environment/Directory/Wetlands-Park 

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Brenda Dureault can be found outside most days working on a farm she has built from the ground up called Curly Frog Farm.  With a passion for growing trees, she has been transforming a low lying, flood prone piece of land into an innovative, thriving eco-wonderland.

Curly Frog Farm is an agricultural initiative that supports both farmland and wetland in the beautiful Okanagan Valley flatlands since 2000.

Curly Frog Farm has several species of hardwood trees inter-planted with conifers and fruit trees based on principles and innovative practices such as sustainability and agroforestry. Nut species such as black walnut, English walnut, trazels, and yellow horn are planted for their timber value as well as for biodiversity, food and wildlife. Among the nut trees are Christmas trees, mulberry and paw paw fruit trees, herbs, black raspberries, vegetables and flowers.

In an effort to work with Mother Nature and increased flooding, Curly Frog Farm partnered with BC Wildlife Federation and developed Chinampas, thus creating wetlands by excavating channels in high water table soils and piling into long growing mounds creating more productive farmland. A win/win situation for the farmer and the environment! For more information on preserving and restoring wetlands, click here.

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