What’s the buzz about pollinators?
Pike County. Pike County Conservation District received a grant to design and plant an educational pollinator garden in the Dingman Township Park. The garden will be unveiled at a special event on September 17. Registration is free but suggested by Sept. 10.
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| 24 Aug 2022 | 06:43
Ellen Enslin, CPESC, Program Manager, will be leading the garden tour and hike.
Pollinators are an integral part of the environment and human nutrition. Approximately one third of all food consumed by humans requires pollinators to grow. They are currently in danger due to habitat destruction and lack of overwintering, foraging, and nesting sites.
In an effort to provide these sites for local pollinators, the Pike County Conservation District obtained grant funding to design and plant an educational pollinator garden in the Dingman Township Park. The garden will be unveiled at a special event on September 17. This event will include a short presentation, a tour of the garden and information on planting for pollinators.
What’s the Buzz About Pollinators? will be held on Saturday, September 17, starting at 9:00 a.m., at Dingman Township Park, on Log Tavern Road, Milford, PA 18337. The pollinator presentation will take place in the pavilion, with a tour of the garden, and unveiling to follow.
There will be a farmer’s market in the park at the time of the event, with many local pollinated products for sale. the unveiling there will be an optional hike around the park’s trails with Conservation District Program Manager Ellen Enslin. Sunscreen, bug spray, and hiking shoes are encouraged.
Registration for this event is free but requested by September 10. To register and for more information, visit the Pike County Conservation District website www.pikeconservation.org or Facebook (@pikeconservation). For questions, contact Devan George at PCCD, 570-226-8220 or dgeorge@pikpa.org.
Financial and other support for the Dingman Township Park Pollinator Garden has been provided by the Department of Environmental Protection’s 2022 Environmental Education Grants Program.
Approximately one third of all food consumed by humans requires pollinators to grow.