Have you ever strolled by a cool flower or shady tree and wondered what kind it was or why it was there? This year we partnered with Miami’s newest and longest park, the Underline, to help answer some of those questions! The Underline is a 10-mile, linear park that runs beneath the Miami Metrorail and stretches from Brickell to the Dadeland. It is home to more than  500,000 native plants and trees while connecting, strengthening, and bringing more resilience to our city. This partnership will help more Miami-Dade residents and visitors understand how we have used out-of-the-box thinking to transform unused space into a green corridor for people, plants, and wildlife. Through innovative design and native plants, the park creates habitat, soaks up floodwaters, produces oxygen, supports biodiversity, and makes Miami a more beautiful place.  

Support Fairchild and the Underline’s mission by creating a 30-second to 2-minute video that showcases one native plant found along The Underline (check out the Underline’s plant list here). Show what the plant looks like during different stages of its life and highlight a fun fact about the plant.  Make sure to explain in detail how the plant’s role in one of South Florida’s ecosystems benefits people and why it belongs in modern green spaces like The Underline. Selected videos may be shared through QR codes placed throughout the park, giving visitors the chance to learn about Miami’s native plants directly from you. 

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