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Motorola Global Day of Service
at Plan.It.Green in Markham Park

For the second year in a row Motorola included Broward County parks as a stop in its annual Global Day of Service.  More than 135 volunteers, who work at Motorola’s Plantation, Florida, facility came out to Markham Park and Target Range on Wednesday, October 15 and contributed 551 hours of service. Four pickup trucks and a 10-foot, a 20-foot, and two 30-foot trailers were filled with invasive plants such as Caesar weed, Australian pine, and melaleuca, to make way for indigenous species like cocoplum, royal fern, and slash pines. Thanks to the Motorola volunteers, more than 1,860 native trees and plants were reestablished at the park in Sunrise.

 One volunteer next to the empty pots from plants that have been placed.  Broward County employee Terri Ward helps identify the good plants from the evasive ones.
 Park naturalist Kelli Whitney helps volunteers find locations  Wet, dirty and tired but still happy
 Right plant, right place  Hard work but helping the environment makes it worth it

Everyone was kept busy installing1,862 plants

Done with that tree, where's the next one?

 Planting the baby trees  Bringing more potted plants to be buried
 Volunteer carrying four potted plants  The day was perfect for a day of service

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Snacks and refreshments were available under the tent

This kind of job is very different from being inside an office all day

Volunteers are always welcome at Broward County Parks.  For more information about volunteering, click here.