Broward Sierra Club June 2026 General Meeting - Native Plant Gardening

Topic: Is It Possible to Restore Nature in Your Own Yard?

Presenters:
- Special Video by Doug Tallamy, Homegrown National Park
- Catalina Franco-Cicero, Broward Master Gardener

Thursday June 4, 2026 – Hybrid (in Person and on-Line)
Meeting begins promptly at 6:30 PM (in person) and 6:45 PM (on-line)
Veterans Park: 7600 NW 50th Street
Lauderhill, FL 33351

Registration Required
Broward Sierra Group JUNE General Meeting

*Refreshments Provided - Bring Your Fillable Bottle - No Plastic Bottles*

**IN-PERSON ATTENDEE PRIZE QUESTION - PLANT & SEED GIVEAWAYS**

Part I: Video Presentation: What’s the Rush? Created by Doug Tallamy, Homegrown National Park.

Join us for a special video presentation from Homegrown National Park, where you’ll learn:
• How biodiversity is declining, and what you can do to help
• Simple, effective ways to create habitat and support wildlife
• The personal rewards of bringing nature back home

Part II: Guest Presenter - Catalina Franco-Cicero, Broward Master Gardener.

Native Habitat / Native Mini Garden Demonstration and Discussion
Learn about native gardening with hands-on sample mini starter garden example and landscape options. Ask questions and get advice from our very own BSG member and Broward Master Gardener, Catalina!

Catalina Franco-Cicero is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and Certified Tax Specialist who fell in love with nature as a child in her home country of Colombia. She grew up eating fresh fruits and vegetables, enjoying colorful orchids, and watching wildlife. When the opportunity presented itself for her to enroll in the Master Gardener Volunteer program through the University of Florida's IFAS Extension in 2025, she jumped at the chance to rekindle those memories and create a small wildlife oasis in her backyard. Since then, she has started two garden clubs, sits in her HOA's Landscape Committee, is a volunteer member of the Veggie Team at the UF/IFAS campus and earned mentored hours at Flamingo Gardens in the Horticulture Department.

If coming in person, we're meeting at:
Veterans Park, 7600 NW 50th St, Lauderhill, FL 33351, USA

Please indicate when you register if you will attend in person or via Zoom.

Registration Required
Broward Sierra Group JUNE General Meeting

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