Good news from the Fellowship Grounds Team! We have been awarded a “Jerry Paul Native Pollinator Conservation Grant” from Benton County Soil and Water Conservation District* and it will be used for a new pollinator garden along our East Boundary.
We have already begun planting native trees and shrubs in this area where the cedar trees were removed. The grant will provide funds for adding a bounty of flowering perennials – along with expert advice on how best to support our native bees.
There is much work to be done over the summer, planning the new garden and preparing the site for planting in the fall and winter. Please come to one of the work days we have scheduled and help this new garden take shape. Our goal is to create a place of beauty that will not only support our native pollinators, but will inspire us with ideas we can use in our own gardens. Garden Work parties at the UU on:
- Friday, July 11 8-10am
- Monday, July 14 8-10am
- Saturday July 26 8-10am
If you would like to help bring this new garden to life but can’t make any of these scheduled work parties, please email me of your interest and availability and we will figure out a way to include you. Thank you!
Joyce Federiuk
Grounds Stewards Team Leader