currently has 421 Pins on 12 Boards , 360 Followers , 184,666 Average Monthly Impressions and 434 Average 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 FY21 , which coincides with the 20th Annual “ March Is Texas SmartScape Month ”, PETF participants chose the slogan “ Texas Tough , Texas True .” to highlight the beauty and appeal of native and adaptive plants . 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 ).
Materials 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 .
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 still available as a resource on the NCTCOG SmartScape website .
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 forty-nine Texas SmartScape-related events held , or planned to be held , during the report period were posted on this webpage . The following 19 municipalities and local governments hosted these events , many in partnership with other organizations : Cities of Allen ( 4 ), Arlington ( 8 ), Carrollton ( 1 ), Collin County ( 1 ), Dallas ( 25 ), Denton ( 4 ), Flower Mound ( 1 ), Fort Worth / Fort Worth Botanical Gardens ( 22 ), Frisco ( 3 ), Grand Prairie ( 2 ), Irving ( 4 ), Lewisville ( 6 ), Mansfield ( 3 ), McKinney ( 4 ), North Richland Hills ( 2 ), Plano ( 25 ), Prosper ( 1 ), Richardson ( 2 ), Watauga ( 2 ). In addition , the following organizations hosted SmartScape related events throughout the region : chapters of the Native Plant Society of Texas ( NPSOT ) ( 3 ), Tarrant County / TRWD ( 15 ), Texas A & M AgriLife ( 6 ) and Other ( 5 ).
7 . DART Message Boards
The annual Texas SmartScape public service announcement ( PSA ) was placed on the Dallas Area Rapid Transit ( DART ) bus fleet message boards within the 13 city DART service area . The first PSA was deployed on March 1 , 2021 , and ran until August 30 , 2021 . There were approximately 484 buses running the PSA . The estimated impressions from the ads are 7,512,648 at a market value of $ 78,021 .
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