Support the Pollinators!
April 28, 2022 – The Library was recently awarded a $1,000 grant from Tangled Bank Studios, with the purpose of encouraging our community to plant native wildflowers and support pollinators such as bees and butterflies. We are offering a variety of ways to get involved.
Plant
- Free wildflower seed packets. Pick up at the Library starting May 7, while supplies last. We will also be passing them out at the Camas Mother’s Day Plant & Garden Fair.
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Plant your wildflower seeds.
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We want to see your blooming flowers!
Learn
- Introduction to Pollinators and Home Habitat Assessment, with David Kollen. Presented in partnership with the Xerces Society. May 10 at 6:30 p.m., and registration is required. Register here: CamasPL.org/May10
- My Garden of a Thousand Bees. Watch this amazing documentary! Learn more about our very own beehive here.
- Visit our new pollinator garden on NE Franklin Street, starting May 7.
- Read one of the books from our pollinator reading list: CamasPL.org/booklist
With the grant monies, we are also able to provide wildflower planting kits to all the preschool students at The Heights Learning Center and EOCF Head Start.
Ellen Miles, Programming & Outreach Coordinator
