pollinators

Environment August 18, 2025

Cultivating for color: The hidden trade-offs between garden aesthetics and pollinator preferences

by Claire Therese Hemingway, University of Tennessee, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] People often prioritize aesthetics when choosing plants for their gardens. They may pick…

Smyrna August 9, 2025

Keep Smyrna Beautiful update: document shredding, pollinator count and more!

Keep Smyrna Beautiful submitted the following update on upcoming events: Great SE Pollinator Census A butterfly on a purple coneflower (image provided by Keep Smyrna Beautiful) This annual event is…

native plants and pollinators. Bees on mountain mint.

Environment July 8, 2025

Bees and Butterflies: Master Gardener Volunteers of Cobb County to host pollinator count

By Larry Felton Johnson The Master Gardener Volunteer of Cobb County (MGVOCC) distributed the following announcement, along with a request for the media to cover MGVOCC’s participation in the Great…

Smyrna June 3, 2025

Keep Smyrna Beautiful Receives $2,500 Sandra Webb Legacy Grant to Improve Local Environment

Keep Smyrna Beautiful submitted the following news release: Keep Smyrna Beautiful recently received a $2,500 Sandra Webb Legacy Grant from the Keep Georgia Beautiful Foundation, a statewide organization that leads…

Kennesaw May 3, 2024

Smith-Gilbert Gardens hosts Pollinator Palooza to start “A Garden with Wings”

Pollinators are a critical element of the environment. Pollinators, such as bees, butterflies, and birds, play a crucial role in maintaining healthy ecosystems. They are essential for reproducing over 85…

Marietta September 24, 2023

Marietta Educational Garden features pollinators, petting zoo in Fall family event

Here’s a chance for for the whole family to learn about spiders, native plants and pollinators, and for children to interact directly with our non-human animal neighbors at a petting…

Environment August 7, 2022

Be part of the Great Georgia Pollinator Census on August 20 at Cobb Water

Pollinators and native North American plants are both a vital and interconnected part of our ecosystem, but have been vulnerable to a variety of human generated and natural challenges over…

Environment May 10, 2022

The mountain mint is springing to life again, soon to attract a metropolis of bees

This is an evergreen article that I revive in the spring when my mountain mint comes to life, and then again in the summer when it blooms and attracts a…

Kennesaw June 4, 2021

Popular butterfly house returns to Kennesaw’s Smith-Gilbert Gardens

The popular butterfly house “A Garden With Wings” is returning to Kennesaw’s Smith-Gilbert Gardens for the 2021 season. Butterflies are one of the most important pollinators, and the garden features…

Butterfly on flowers in article about pollinator exhibit at Smith-Gilbert Gardens

Kennesaw July 5, 2020

Popular pollinator exhibit returns to Kennesaw’s Smith-Gilbert Gardens

On July 1 a popular pollinator exhibit featuring a kid-friendly pollinator garden and 2,000 square foot butterfly house returned to Kennesaw‘s Smith-Gilbert Gardens, and will continue through August 1, 2020….

Health & Wellness August 28, 2025

As Measles Exploded, Officials in Texas Looked to CDC Scientists. Under Trump, No One Answered.

This article by Amy Maxmen first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Amy Maxmen August 25, 2025 As measles surged in Texas early this year, the Trump administration’s…

Government & Politics August 28, 2025

Georgia teacher fired over LGBTQ book continues to fight her termination, school district policies

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 28, 2025 A federal judge in Atlanta paused a challenge against school district…

Government & Politics August 28, 2025

When the government can see everything: How one company – Palantir – is mapping the nation’s data

by Nicole M. Bennett, Indiana University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When the U.S. government signs contracts with private technology companies, the fine print rarely…

Health & Wellness August 28, 2025

How stripping diversity, equity and inclusion from health care may make Americans sicker

by Abigail Folberg, University of Nebraska Omaha and Brittany Givens Rassoolkhani, University of Kentucky, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] President Donald Trump’s administration has dramatically…

Health & Wellness August 28, 2025

FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines with new restrictions, potentially limiting access for healthy children

by David Higgins, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Guidance around COVID-19 vaccines has once again shifted after the Food…

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pollinators

Cultivating for color: The hidden trade-offs between garden aesthetics and pollinator preferences

Keep Smyrna Beautiful update: document shredding, pollinator count and more!

Bees and Butterflies: Master Gardener Volunteers of Cobb County to host pollinator count

Keep Smyrna Beautiful Receives $2,500 Sandra Webb Legacy Grant to Improve Local Environment

Smith-Gilbert Gardens hosts Pollinator Palooza to start “A Garden with Wings”

Marietta Educational Garden features pollinators, petting zoo in Fall family event

Be part of the Great Georgia Pollinator Census on August 20 at Cobb Water

The mountain mint is springing to life again, soon to attract a metropolis of bees

Popular butterfly house returns to Kennesaw’s Smith-Gilbert Gardens

Popular pollinator exhibit returns to Kennesaw’s Smith-Gilbert Gardens