Protecting Our Pollinators
Pollinators play a special role in native ecosystems and in managed agricultural systems. Unfortunately, pollinators such as bees, bats, butterflies and ants have slowly suffered from loss of habitat and diseases. Birds, bats, bees, butterflies, beetles, and other small mammals that pollinate plants are responsible for bringing us one out of every three bites of food. They also sustain our ecosystems and produce our natural resources by helping plants reproduce.
Twelve years ago the U.S. Senate’s unanimously approved and designated a week in June as “National Pollinator Week”. This marked a step toward addressing the urgent issue of declining pollinator populations.
The goal of Pollinator Week is to raise awareness about pollinators and promote conservation of pollinator habitats at a national level. Over time, this event has grown into a worldwide celebration of the beautiful and hardworking job that animals do daily through pollination.
Twelve years ago the U.S. Senate’s unanimously approved and designated a week in June as “National Pollinator Week”. This marked a step toward addressing the urgent issue of declining pollinator populations.
The goal of Pollinator Week is to raise awareness about pollinators and promote conservation of pollinator habitats at a national level. Over time, this event has grown into a worldwide celebration of the beautiful and hardworking job that animals do daily through pollination.
October 2017
Annual Rock Shrimp Festival
One of the main attractions at our annual plant booth is Karen, our Butterfly Specialist. She attracted lots of people and especially children. She is often greeted as “Butterfly Lady”.
She decorated one side of our booth with fantastic photos, displays, and educational brochures. She also had several types of pollinator plants for sale that are favorites of butterflies. She is very passionate about butterflies and the evolution of the caterpillars into butterflies and loves to share her knowledge. She attracts lots of attention because she is so enthusiastic and everybody that hears her wants to stay and listen to her. She teaches them all about butterflies and pollinators and butterfly gardens. She even has a photo of a larva pooping and that really get the kids’ attention. People stay and look around the booth and we end up selling more plants and other items. This is important because this is our main fundraiser and a substantial portion of the proceeds are committed to the civic projects that the club supports in Camden County. As a side benefit, we get to reach many potential club members.
Annual Rock Shrimp Festival
One of the main attractions at our annual plant booth is Karen, our Butterfly Specialist. She attracted lots of people and especially children. She is often greeted as “Butterfly Lady”.
She decorated one side of our booth with fantastic photos, displays, and educational brochures. She also had several types of pollinator plants for sale that are favorites of butterflies. She is very passionate about butterflies and the evolution of the caterpillars into butterflies and loves to share her knowledge. She attracts lots of attention because she is so enthusiastic and everybody that hears her wants to stay and listen to her. She teaches them all about butterflies and pollinators and butterfly gardens. She even has a photo of a larva pooping and that really get the kids’ attention. People stay and look around the booth and we end up selling more plants and other items. This is important because this is our main fundraiser and a substantial portion of the proceeds are committed to the civic projects that the club supports in Camden County. As a side benefit, we get to reach many potential club members.