Daily Archives: June 21, 2023

Celebrating National Pollinator Week

Happy National Pollinator Week! Please join us in celebrating a week full of pollinators of all shapes, colors, and sizes! First incepted by the US Senate on September 21, 2006, National Pollinator Week was initiated to “recognize the importance of pollinators to our ecosystem health and agriculture.” Really, the importance of pollinators cannot be understated.…

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Celebrating National Pollinator Week: June 19 – 25, 2023

Gulf Fritillary butterfly on native scarlet salvia. A. Marek, UF/IFAS If you’ve noticed a decline in butterflies, bees and birds, you’re not alone. Worldwide, pollinators are in drastic decline. Approximately 3 billion birds from the United States to Canada are gone, and 90% of monarch butterflies in North America have vanished. And for the first time…

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