Green Initiative and Sustainability

The Town of Palm Beach cares about environmental sustainability. It has created a Green Initiative, which includes ordinances, practices, and programs to protect our vibrant coastal community's natural, exceptional environment. In 2018, the Town partnered with the Garden Club of Palm Beach and the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach to host an educational program  - “Where have all the Song Birds Gone.”  This program educated residents on best practices that they can implement to keep gardens that are both beautiful and healthy in order to sustain vital habitats for butterflies, birds, and other essential pollinators critical to the planet’s overall health.  The use of native plants curtails the need for pesticides, thus supporting the healthy environment that our pollinators need to thrive.

Interested in learning more about resources, policies, and practices that support the Green Initiative? Please visit these links:

• Going Native: Gardening for Birds, Butterflies, and Pollinators in Palm Beach
• The Palm Beach Civic Association – Environmental Committee
• The Garden Club of Palm Beach
• The Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach
• University of Florida IFAS Gardening Solutions 
• Mounts Botanical Gardens of Palm Beach County
• Pine Jog Environmental Education Center
• Town of Palm Beach Code of Ordinances related to Friendly Fertilizer Practices and Native Plants
• Top Ten Things easy things you can do to help the environment 
• Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI) Product Lists

Councilmember Bobbie Lindsay provided the following websites as resources she uses at the October 10, 2023 Town Council Meeting: 

• Beyond Pesticides
• Environmental Working Group (EWG)