The Art of Being Floridian

A flock of artistically-painted pink plastic yard flamingoes will be on display at MOSI for the month of April. The flamboyant flock serves as a unique reminder to homeowners in Hillsborough County to “Skip The Fertilizer” in the summer to protect the waterways that make living here so much fun. Participating artists come from all over the region, from New Port Richey to Avon Park. Each flamingo has its own name which corresponds to its colorful personality.The plastic pink yard flamingo is the iconic mascot of the Tampa Bay Estuary Program’s Be Floridian campaign, which supports local fertilizer laws in Manatee and Pinellas counties and the city of Tampa. These laws ban the use of nitrogen fertilizer from June-September to prevent harmful pollution from washing into Tampa Bay.