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JUNE 2022

Ready for planting!

Join us this Saturday, June 11th

Prepared soil at Kosciuszko Park rock garden awaits hundreds of soon-to-be planted native plants.

Thanks to generous donors, Pollinator Pathway Stamford (PPS) successfully raised $3,000, which was matched by Sustainable CT, for our KOSCIUSZKO PARK POLLINATOR GARDEN PROJECT. PPS initiated this project in partnership with the City of Stamford and was the recipient of a Neighborhood Grant. PPS then spearheaded the garden design, scope of work and participation from community volunteers and suppliers. Started in April 2022, the native pollinator garden project will continue monthly through September 2022.

JOIN US on SATURDAY, JUNE 11th, anytime between 10am-2pm. Master Gardener Interns will be on hand to show volunteers how to plant correctly. Meet us at the rock garden by the point to help plant and water hundreds of plants. We need you! Wear long sleeves and long pants. If possible, bring spades and your own drinks and snacks.

News & Noteworthy

Advocacy Pays Off in Hartford
Thank you to everyone who helped get a new pesticide bill passed in CT. The bill will ban chlorpyrifos from golf courses, where it is still widely used in CT despite the EPA's banning it from use on food products. This pesticide is notorious for its extreme toxicity. It is known to harm children's developing brains and is listed as one of five pesticides most toxic to bees. The restrictions on pollinator-killing neonics were stricken from the bill before the House vote, so PLEASE JOIN US NEXT YEAR WHEN WE RAISE A NEW BILL IN CT TO RESTRICT NEONICS! We cannot do this work without you.

Student Pollinator Protectors
Stamford students have taken up the cause and we couldn't be more delighted. Whether directly helping Pollinator Pathway Stamford with a parks project—shout out to you, Future 5 and Polish School—or starting their own pollinator garden—Strawberry Hill School, Villa Maria and Stamford High School—students, teachers and parents are rolling up their sleeves to plant natives, remove invasives, and stop using harmful pesticides. They are part of a revolutionary grassroots approach to conservation. Have a pollinator project at your school or in your neighborhood? Tell us about it!

Pollinator Week Events: June 20-26

Pollinator Pathway Garden Tours

Saturday, June 25
From Greenwich to Guilford, visit open pollinator gardens in public and private spaces. Times vary. Check the website for garden locations and times. https://www.pollinator-pathway.org/tours

Designs by Lee Pollinator Celebration

Saturday, June 26, 10am-1pm
Family fun at Designs by Lee's first pollinator event. Crafts, food and native plants giveaway. Meet members of Pollinator Pathway Stamford. Learn about native plants to protect our pollinators and how residents can take the pledge to register their property on the PPS map!

Coming in July

Stamford Science Cafe
Stamford Wild: The Known and Unknown Wildlife in Our Backyard

At the inaugural Stamford Science Cafe, Stamford resident and biology professor Jason Munshi-South will speak about the wildlife that shares our city. Many species have formed compelling ecological relationships with humans and our urban environments, but these animals may only be occasionally glimpsed or go unnoticed altogether. What animals share Stamford with us, and how can we face the inevitable challenges of coexistence? How do they use our urban environment? What species are likely to arrive in Stamford in the near future? How might these species even be adapting to live among us? These questions and others will be discussed at the Science Cafe, with a public Q&A to follow! Coming in July. Date, time and location to come. Presented in collaboration with Pollinator Pathway Stamford, Stamford Downtown (DSSD) and Ferguson Library.

TIPS FOR GARDENING IN JUNE

The rain has been good for gardens. If your azalea or rhododendron bushes have finished flowering, now is a good time to deadhead (remove) them to increase flowering for next year. After each rain, check your plants for aphids and slugs and remove them by hand.

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https://www.pollinator-pathway.org/stamford

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