HOWARD TONKIN
The Natural World in Miami
View Nature as Art through a Self-Guided Outdoor Tour, December 2023
Free & Self-Guided
Howard Tonkin transforms hundreds of outdoor spaces annually.
Howard Tonkin is an approachable and passionate Landscape Designer who has dedicated his life to his work and planted millions of native plants and trees. Tonkin has resided in Miami for over 20 years. His life has revolved around art; those who are privy to Howard Tonkin's work see the absolute promise and delivered possibilities for life he brings to outdoor spaces.
Howard Tonkin's mission is to create habitats within the urban environment to sustain species of plants and animals that would otherwise face extinction.
Biodiversity is Everything
Location #1 Wall of Trees
Back Wall of North Miami Police Department (700 NE 124th Street, North Miami, FL 33161) located in North Miami on NE 123rd Street between NE 7th Ave & NE 8th Ave. Walking distance to MOCA and Location #2.
The pine trees which are native to the area are expected to grow 25 feet tall over the next 25 years. Howard Tonkin, Owner of Urban Habitat, and his team planted a total of 275 pine trees over the last week as part of their 100,000 South Florida Tree Project. During the last decade, Urban Habitat has been committed to planting and building biodiverse landscapes, urban forests, native gardens, and fighting climate change and its impacts through direct action.
