Escambia County to Host Free Coastal Plant Giveaways May 15, 16

Escambia County invites the community to a free coastal plant giveaway Friday, May 15 and Saturday, May 16, to encourage resiliency and diversity within the coastal ecosystem.

Plant giveaways will take place at the following locations:

• Friday, May 15: 9 a.m. to noon, Perdido Key Community Center, 15500 Perdido Key Drive
• Saturday, May 16: 9 a.m. to noon, Pensacola Beach Community Church, 920 Panferio Drive

Attendees will receive a small grouping of several species including sea oats, Panicum species, purslane, beach elder, railroad vine, dune sunflower, and blazing star liatris. Attendees are encouraged to bring small boxes or baskets to transport plants. Plants are available on a first-come, first-served basis and will be limited to one plant grouping per household.

Plants were donated by Gulf Coast Fencing and Dune Restoration following local seed collection as part of the Pensacola Beach Dune Restoration Project.

For additional information, contact Jordan Wingate at [email protected] or 850-281-5904.