BROWARD COUNTY, FL - NatureScape Broward is now accepting 2024 NatureScape Emerald Award applications for businesses, municipalities, schools, government facilities and homeowners which have demonstrated extraordinary efforts to promote or implement environmentally-friendly landscapes programs and practices. 

The County will present the Emerald Awards as part of the 22nd Annual Water Matters Day event at Tree Tops Park in Davie on Saturday, March 9, 2024.

Categories include:

• Homeowner
• Business
• Municipality/School/Government
• Special Achievement
• Climate Change Leader
• Legacy (Emerald Award winners that have continued to maintain a sustainable landscape and/or enhanced landscape for five or more years)
• Landscape Architects, architectural design firms and landscape designers are encouraged to submit projects that incorporate University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences' (UF/IFAS) Florida-Friendly principles for single-family residences, multi-family, new construction, large properties and existing communities. Submittals must be both Florida-Friendly Recognized and National Wildlife Federation Certified. Find resources and guidance for professionals here.

Applications are due by Friday January 5, 2024. To qualify, landscapes must be recognized by UF/IFAS Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ program or be certified as a Wildlife Habitat with the National Wildlife Federation.

Visit the Emerald Awards site to apply and to view videos of 2023 Emerald Award Winners. 

NatureScape Broward is a program of the Broward County Board of County Commissioners Natural Resources Division. To learn more, contact Anthony Gross at 954-519-1270 or visit NatureScape Broward. 

About Natural Resources Division
Broward County's Natural Resourced Division protects, restores and enhances the quality, abundance and diversity of the County's natural resources through coordinated management efforts in water conservation, urban and natural lands management, air planning and monitoring, marine resources, sustainability, environmental monitoring and outreach. For more information call 954-519-1270, visit our website or follow us on our Social Media Platforms (Facebook, Instagram, and X).

November 16, 2023
MEDIA CONTACT: Vanessa Balta, Water Conservation Manager
Natural Resources Division
954-519-1281
vbalta@broward.org