Schools - The Reclamation Project

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Miami-Dade County Public Schools has again partnered with artist Xavier Cortada in presenting Native Flags, an eco-project that consisted of planting a native tree sapling alongside a green flag at every school. Other presenting partners include the Reclamation Project at the Miami Science Museum, the Florida International University College of Architecture + The Arts (where Cortada serves as Artist-in-Residence), the Deering Estate at Cutler and the National Association of Counties.

Native Flags

Click here to download Native Flags PDF | Click here to watch Schools' video

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Miami artist Xavier Cortada created this urban reforestation eco-art project to help restore native habitats for plants and animals in urban areas. Participating students are asked to plant a native tree alongside the green project flag in their front yard and state:

"I hereby reclaim this land for nature."

Native Flags has been implemented in every Miami Dade County public school since 2010.

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PDF Download for South Florida schools:

Click here to download PDF for self-guided tour of Deering Estate at Culter's Reclamation Project exhibit.

See exhibit of all 12 native tree speices at Miami-Dade Park's Deering Estate. To have your school (Miami-Dade County only) learn more about the Reclamation Project's Native Flags urban reforestation initiative and/or to schedule a field trip to see the project's exhibit at Deering Estate at Cutler, please contact:

Karen Solms
[email protected]
Deering Estate at Cutler
16701 SW 72 Avenue
Miami FL 33157
305-235-1668 x 238

Click here to download Native Flags PDF

Click on the each of the 12 flags below to download the PDF of each of the 12 featured native trees:

Small Trees and Large Shrubs


Medium Trees


Large Trees

To see the 12 native tree species featured for planting in South Florida, please click here

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