Updates & News

We’ve passed the first round, and are moving on to the second round.. actually applying for the grant with the Department of Neighborhoods.

I just hit ’send’ on an Intent to Apply application for a Dept. of Neighborhoods grant to do the next phase of the project. If given the invitation to go forward, we’ll apply for funding to do 16 gardens. Fingers crossed-wish us luck!

I’m excited to report that we’ll be creating a new garden on November 7th, 2009 at 17th and Columbia. If you’d like to come help plant, please drop me a note.

The amazing team at Studio Matthews just finished up the new garden i.d. signs.. they look great! Holding them aside for now until we figure out how to keep them in the ground..

The Berkeley City Council just voted (unanimously!) for the creation of pollinator friendly parks.
http://articles.sfgate.com/2009-03-26/bay-area/17213578_1_pollinators-plantings-bees

An interesting project happening in Guelph, Canada- turning a former dump into a pollinator park.
http://www.pollinator.ca/guelph/

This article on honeybees has a simple solution for helping native pollinators.

http://judson.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/27/guest-column-a-low-tech-treatment-for-bee-plague/

Thanks to the many lovely volunteers who came out to dig up grass and plant the first Pollinator Pathway garden!

Thanks to the many lovely volunteers who came out to dig up grass and plant the first Pollinator Pathway garden! The garden is planted and looks great.