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NPSP goal ELM Best Management Practice(s) Reduction of fertilizer runoff * Reducing in the amount of soluble fertilizers applied to landscape sites. * Apply iron compounds instead of nitrogen to provide summer green-up of wrfgrass . * Apply no more than one pound of nitrogen per one thousand square feet of landscape area, with no more than half in soluble forms . Reduction in yard waste production * Elimination of unnecessary pruning practices. * Allow turfgrass clippings to remain on the lawn . Wildlife habitat improvement * Encourage native wildlife by planting food plants in the landscape. * Remove exotic invasive weed trees which displace native habitats Additional IFAS personnel hired over a 16-month period will be required to deliver the FYN programming to the residents and landscape professionals in the East Gifford project area. FYN volunteer Florida Yard Advisers will also be utilized in presenting some of the programs to the local homeowners, and will provide support for the follow-up communication necessary for continuity and accountability in the program. Deliverables and Evaluation: Deliverables will include the total number of persons attending FYN workshops, the total number of certified yards, the number of landscape professionals trained in FYN/CLIP principles, and the identified percentage of FYN BMP practice adoption among program participants . Yard BMP adoption will be measured by OF/IFAS evaluation instruments already developed. A final education report conveying the evaluation results and deliverables will be provided to the county for incorporation into the final 319 project report. Finally, the Gifford Progressive League will contribute in-kind services to educate East Gifford homeowners about the project with several news articles in its newsletter, distributed several times a year. REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK DEP Agreement No. WM836, Attachment A- 1 , Page 9 of 11