IT’S NATIONAL POLLINATOR WEEK — AND OUR POLLINATORS NEED US NOW.
Bees, butterflies, birds, bats, and other wildlife are losing the food and habitat they need to survive. This week, take action where you are: plant native host plants, nectar-rich flowers, seed-producing plants, and habitat-supporting shrubs and trees. Leave safe spaces for caterpillars, birds, and small mammals. Reduce pesticide use. Let parts of your yard grow wild. Every garden, balcony, schoolyard, park, and roadside can become part of the solution.
Don’t wait — plant, protect, and restore pollinator habitat today. Biodiversity depends on what we do next.
https://www.arkansaswildspaces.org/
https://www.pollinator.org/pollinator-week
https://homegrownnationalpark.org/
Tag: biodiversity
Homegrown National Park
Homegrown National Park is a nationwide program to regenerate biodiversity. The founders are Dr. Doug Tallamy, a Professor of Entomology, and Michelle Alfandari a specialist in business development. Individuals, businesses, non-profits & municipal entities can sign up on a map listing their location and describe their planting. It can be in increments as small as 1 square foot up to acres of land. Today the State map shows Arkansas has 164 native plantings with the greatest concentration (58) being in central Arkansas.
Do you want to help restore biodiversity in your neighborhood, city, or state? This is a way that we can take small steps to help our planet. Get the ‘bug’ to get ‘on the map’!
More info at: http://homegrownnationalpark.org
Thank you Pulaski County Master Gardeners!
Thanks for the invitation for Rand to speak about natives at your monthly meeting today. It was like ‘old home week’ with our Master Gardener friends! Master Gardeners hold a special place in our hearts. We are so grateful for all the work they do to make our state more beautiful. Special thanks to Susan Rose and Carol Mendel for the invitation to speak about native plants and to Derrick the tech guru for helping us get set up. We had a blast!