LCCD celebrates National Pollinator Week
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News from Caroline McDonald, Conservation Coordinator
LAKE COUNTY — The Lake County Conservation District (LCCD) is celebrating National Pollinator Week. Established 15 years ago at the national level, LCCD started its own Pollinator Initiative in 2016. Bees, butterflies, and other animal pollinators are responsible for bringing us one out of every three bites of food by traveling from plant to plant carrying pollen on their bodies to help plants reproduce. Pollinators are also essential components of the ecosystems that humans and many wild animals rely on for food and shelter. LCCD is celebrating by hosting its second annual “Chalk Walk,” from Friday, June 16 through Friday, June 23. Budding chalk artists can stop in at the Ronan CO-OP Brewery located at 23 Fourth Ave. SW, for chalk. The Brewery is also partnering with LCCD. They by hosted a Pollinator Trivia Night on June 20th and will hold a street party on Friday, June 23, at 5 p.m. to award prizes for the best chalk art.
Pollinators are in decline due to habitat loss and degradation. To create more habitat for beneficial pollinators Lake County Conservation District (LCCD) resolved to start the “LCCD Pollinator Initiative” in 2016. Since 2016 LCCD has helped 407 people plant 729.5 acres of diverse plant pollinator plots in Lake County, as well as hosted 40 plus Pollinator Conservation Educational events reaching over 2,500 youth and adults in our community. If you are interested in helping the pollinators and planting a plot, follow the Lake County Conservation District on Facebook, visit our website: LakeCountyConservationDistrict.org or send an email to lakecd@macdnet.org for more information or sign up for our newsletter. You may reserve your seed at any time but please note: seed is only available each year in the spring from April 1 – May 15 and again in the fall from Oct. 1 – Nov. 15 of each year.
