A recent poll of adults in five Southwest Florida counties (Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry and Lee), conducted by Lake Research Partners on behalf of Growing Climate Solutions, demonstrates that a majority of adults are personally concerned about climate change. The survey found that 68% said that climate change is happening, 23% of respondents said it.

Growing Climate Solutions, in partnership with Habitat for Humanity of Collier County, OneTree and Robbie’s Trees Fund, recently hosted a tree planting event at the Whitaker Woods neighborhood in Naples, helping spread climate-friendly trees and provide shade to affordable housing developments in Southwest Florida. “Building strong neighborhoods is about more than just infrastructure and simple.