3 . Social Media
The Texas SmartScape social media accounts consist of Facebook and Twitter pages that were created on April 7 , 2017 , and a Pinterest account that was created on November 16 , 2017 . These platforms serve as a great resource for educating the public and promoting events for Texas SmartScape related activities . Stakeholder municipalities and organizations are welcome to bring any events or posts to the attention of NCTCOG staff for potential social media sharing in the future . The Texas SmartScape Facebook page currently has 258 Page Likes and 287 Followers . The Texas SmartScape Twitter account currently has 299 Tweets , 194 Followers , 256 Likes and is following 34 accounts . The Texas SmartScape Pinterest account currently has 323 Pins on 11 Boards , 168 Followers , an average of 39,110 average Monthly Impressions and an average of 754 Monthly Engaged .
4 . Planning Tools
A number of planning tools were made available to help local governments and other organizations promote Texas SmartScape in their communities . For FY19 , which coincides with the 18th Annual “ March Is Texas SmartScape Month ”, PETF participants chose the slogan “ Plant With A Purpose ” which drew linkages between native plants and pollinators . Materials prepared to align with this theme included graphics for public service announcements ( for use in water bill inserts , flyers , posters , and other marketing materials ).
The FY16 work program included production of the “ Proper Use of Pesticides and Fertilizers and Related Best Management Practices ” document . This document was reviewed by PETF members from the City of Plano and the City of Frisco , as well as Texas A & M AgriLife staff . It is available as a resource on the NCTCOG SmartScape website .
Other materials that were prepared for past Texas SmartScape Months are still available online , including public service announcements for radio , sample resolution / proclamation ( to assist in officially designating March as Texas SmartScape Month ), brochures and posters , press release templates , and public service announcements for print . The materials listed above were made available through the web ( www . nctcog . org / envir / watershed-management / stormwater / texassmartscape ) for local governments to customize and distribute as desired .
5 . Nursery / Landscape Company Partnership Program
Information about 14 Texas SmartScape-friendly companies in this region has been posted to the Texas SmartScape website . Landscape design / maintenance companies that wish to promote the Texas SmartScape program are encouraged to notify NCTCOG if they use Texas SmartScape ideas and techniques in their landscape design and maintenance . NCTCOG lists these companies in a page titled “ Texas SmartScape-friendly companies ” on the Texas SmartScape website .
6 . Texas SmartScape-Related Events
The Texas SmartScape Calendar ( www . txsmartscape . com / events / index . asp ) provides a common location for organizations to post information about upcoming Texas SmartScape-related events going on across the region . One hundred and eighty-one Texas SmartScape-related events held during the report period were posted on this webpage . The following 29 municipalities hosted these events , many in partnership with other organizations : Cities of Addison ( 4 ), Allen ( 7 ), Arlington ( 6 ), Bedford ( 5 ), Cedar Hill ( 2 ), Cleburne ( 1 ), Coppell ( 2 ), Dallas ( 20 ), Denton ( 14 ), Farmers Branch ( 1 ), Flower Mound ( 2 ), Fort Worth / Fort Worth Botanical Gardens ( 29 ), Frisco ( 3 ), Garland ( 1 ), Granbury ( 1 ), Grand Prairie ( 9 ), Grapevine ( 2 ), Irving ( 7 ), Lewisville ( 10 ), Mabank ( 1 ), Mansfield ( 10 ), McKinney ( 14 ), Mesquite ( 1 ), Plano ( 6 ), Princeton ( 1 ), Richardson ( 2 ), Southlake ( 1 ), Weatherford ( 1 ), and the Town of Highland Park ( 1 ).
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