City honors community members at Environmental Stewardship Awards
Published on September 22, 2025
City of PSL honors community members at inaugural Naturally PSL Environmental Stewardship Awards
From transforming backyards into butterfly havens to rallying residents for neighborhood cleanups, Port St. Lucie’s environmental champions took center stage at the City’s All-America City Award celebration on Sept. 12.
In a night filled with community pride, the City honored 13 individuals, youth and organizations with its first-ever Naturally PSL Environmental Stewardship Awards – recognizing those who go above and beyond to protect and preserve our natural environment.
The awards reflect the spirit of Naturally PSL: Green Spaces and Places, a resident-driven initiative that includes plans to protect 744 acres of green space, open or improve six parks and add 20 miles of trails. The Naturally PSL initiative also aims to create a Green Land Bank and Conservation Corps. The City’s Naturally PSL initiative was created with the input of over 1,000 residents who worked with the City team using innovation learnings from the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative, the Centre for Public Impact and Bloomberg Center for Public Impact at Johns Hopkins. These efforts helped the City earn the All-America City title in June through its commitment to sustainability, green space preservation and public engagement.
The individuals and groups selected for the Environmental Stewardship Awards exemplify the power of community-driven environmental action.
2025 Naturally PSL Environmental Stewardship Award Winners
- Community Impact Award: Volunteers at the Oxbow Eco-Center, for providing more than 20 years of environmental education, trail maintenance and Earth Day leadership.
- Emerging Environmental Leader Award: Summer Wayne, for her leadership in 4-H, the City of Port St. Lucie Youth Council and her participation on the All-America City Team.
- Green Schools Award: The Key Club at St. Lucie West Centennial High School for revitalizing Kiwanis Park through student-led cleanups.
- Good Neighbor Award – Community Cleanups: Wayne Landry, for leading the City’s largest Adopt-A-Street group and promoting litter prevention.
- Good Neighbor Award – Master Gardeners: Julie Norsworthy, for inspiring pollinator gardens and educating residents on Florida-Friendly Landscaping.
Thank you to everyone who was nominated for their incredible work in our community. Nominees included: Carl Whaley, Carolyn Luxion, Costco Florida Depot, David George, Diane Goldberg, John Csapo and Scott Morton (Kolter Development), Marine Industries Association of the Treasure Coast and Mattamy Homes.
To learn more or get involved, visit cityofpsl.com/naturallypsl.
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