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2021 Recap
In February, Beecatur chair Peter Helfrich participated as a panelist as part of a Xerces Society Webinar titled: "Community Solutions to Pesticide Use." The webinar can be viewed here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDOXclPWLQk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDOXclPWLQk
Tabling at the Oakhurst Farmers Market in March.
A sweat bee on purple coneflower at Willow Lane Pollinator Habitat.
Volunteer work days continued throughout 2021 at the city's Willow Lane Pollinator Habitat. Many thanks to our volunteers from DeKalb Master Gardeners for all their hard work and dedication on this project!
Leaf cutter bee species at Willow Lane Pollinator Habitat.
Silver spotted skipper at Willow Lane Pollinator Habitat.
Supported by volunteers, work continued to develop and maintain the Church Street Pollinator Habitat.
Supported by volunteers, work continued to develop and maintain the Church Street Pollinator Habitat.
A Rose Mallow Bee sighted at the city's Church Street Pollinator Habitat.
Tabling at Panola Mountain State Park's 2022 NatureFest in August.
Tabling at Panola Mountain State Park's 2022 NatureFest in August.
Looking at an observation hive of honey bees at Panola Mountain State Park's 2022 NatureFest in August.
Neighborhood Meet & Greet at the Willow Lane Pollinator Habitat in August.
Pollinator Habitat Coordinator Claudia McDavid at the Neighborhood Meet & Greet at the Willow Lane Pollinator Habitat in August.
Neighborhood Meet & Greet at the Willow Lane Pollinator Habitat in August.
Beecatur chair Peter Helfrich spoke to several classes at Renfroe Middle School about being an activist for bees and the environment.
Tabling at Woodlands Garden's Fall Plant Sale in September.
Beecatur was featured on the Xerces Society's Affiliate Spotlight blog in October. Read the blog entry here:
https://xerces.org/blog/bee-city-usa-affiliate-spotlight-decatur-ga
https://xerces.org/blog/bee-city-usa-affiliate-spotlight-decatur-ga
Tabling at Beech Hollow Wildflower Farm's in-town (Scottdale) location in October.
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