LEED GOLD CERTIFIED BUILDING AND NATIVE PLANT GARDEN TOURS
SUSTAINING WILDLIFE – MAKING THE CONNECTION
The Sarasota Audubon Nature Center is a Gold-certified LEED building. See how the LEED recommended features are helping the environment by:
- Reducing our energy costs with solar panels and tubular skylights
- Reducing our water consumption
- Reducing light pollution
- Reducing pollutants from parking lot runoff with a native vegetated bioswale
- Increasing suitable habitat for insects, birds, and butterflies with native plants and shrubs
- Increasing awareness of energy conservation through education
If your school or group is interested in learning more about maintaining a sustainable environment, contact info@sarasotaaudubon.org. We’ll help you make the connection!
Learn more about LEED Buildings – Visit www.usgbc.org/leed
To view a copy of the posters on display at the Nature Center, click on the images below:
