Love Thy Pollineighbor
Jacksonville’s 2nd Annual Pollinator Appreciation Day Event – by Kenda Swartz Pepper
Love Thy Pollineighbor – August 2018
The Jville Market was fluttering with excitement Sunday, July 8, for the Jacksonville Pollinator Society’s (JPS) 2nd annual Pollinator Appreciation Day Event.
JPS team members chatted with visitors while the children’s […]
Two Buzzworthy Announcements – by Kenda Swartz Pepper
Love Thy Pollineighbor – June 2018
#1: After careful deliberation in the wake of last fall’s City Council meeting in which only 50% of the councilors showed support for Jacksonville’s Bee City Certification, the Jacksonville Bee […]
Bee a Part of the Buzzway! – by Kenda Swartz Pepper
Love Thy Pollineighbor – April 2018
There’s a lively and colorful movement growing here in Southern Oregon, and it embodies beauty and environmental stewardship with an intention to reverse pollinator decline.
It’s the Rogue Buzzway project sponsored […]
The Soil – Pollinator Connection: Insight from Soil Scientist, Dr. Elaine Ingham – by Kenda Swartz Pepper
Love Thy Pollineighbor – February 2018
A recent conversation with Dr. Elaine Ingham, Soil Scientist, Soil Life Consultant, and President of Soil Foodweb, Inc, brought to light the importance of soil health in relation to pollinator […]
It Shall Not Bee for Jacksonville, At Least Not for the Time Beeing – by Kenda Swartz Pepper
Love Thy Pollineighbor – December 2017/January 2018
On Tuesday, October 17, roughly one year from beginning the process of working toward Jacksonville’s Bee City certification, the Bee City leadership team experienced another setback during our third […]
Farewell Your Majesties – by Kenda Swartz Pepper
Love Thy Pollineighbor – October 2017
Watching a monarch metamorphosis is mind-blowing. Work deadlines, family time, and personal care all take a temporary backseat to what I view as a mesmerizing marvel. The fact that a […]
Pollinator Event Unbeelievably Successful – by Kenda Swartz Pepper
John Muir’s quote speaks to the interconnectedness of all things. Humans to nature, nature to earth, earth to the universe, and the cosmos back to humans. Take for example the zeal surrounding the solar eclipse […]
Got Milkweed? How to Help Monarch Butterflies – by Kenda Swartz Pepper
Love Thy Pollineighbor – August 2017
Monarch butterflies have been on earth for roughly 175 million years, but it’s only since the 1990’s that their numbers have declined by 80%. In 25 short years, 560 of […]
The Last Bee, A Poem – by Kenda Swartz Pepper
Love Thy Pollineighbor – July 2017
She rested gently in his soft, young hand
In awe, he stared, at a smallness so grand.
What have we done? In earnest he pleaded.
They forgot, she whispered, how much we are […]
Managing Mosquitoes and Protecting Pollinators Part II – by Kenda Swartz Pepper
Love Thy Pollineighbor – June 2017
Pollinator protection does not have to be relinquished in exchange for managing mosquitoes. The impact of mosquito spraying on pollinators is long-lasting. Studies show wild bee populations are even more […]