Barrier Island Sanctuary

2020, 2026, Public Spaces

Barrier Island Sanctuary The Barrier Island Sanctuary is 34 acres of coastal habitat in the heart of the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge in Melbourne Beach, FL. The Sanctuary is owned and managed by Brevard County’s Environmentally Endangered Lands (EEL) Program....

Jane – 2020

2020

Jane Palm Bay 32907 My motivation to go native started when I realized my youngest son would soon be leaving for college and I would have to learn how to use a lawnmower to mow a lawn that didn’t look very good to begin with. I didn’t want to use poisons in the yard...

Laura 2020

2020

Laura Melbourne We bought our home in February. I knew I was going to buy it before I even stepped inside. I was lucky enough to have bought the house from a professional native gardener, Drew Dolan. Most of you will be familiar with Drew and his parents, Sharon and...

Viki 2020

2020

Viki Palm Bay We are new – and not new – to Brevard County. I originally moved here in 1968 when my mother bought this house – and yard. I attended college and “visited” here until graduation but after my husband and I married we lived in Brevard County for five...

Wayne & Emmie 2020

2020

Wayne & Emmie Melbourne Loving the outdoors, Wayne and Emmie wanted a yard that would embrace Florida’s natural environment, while attracting butterflies and birds to their yard. In 2002, they purchased an undeveloped lot covered with native trees and shrubs. It...