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Pollinator Week Canada 2024 June 17 - 23 Pollinator Week is a project that was started  by Pollinator Partnerships Canada in 2007 and soon grew to become an international event with National Pollinator Week events happening across the planet.  Learn about pollinators, citizen science and back yard or school projects... promote pollinator health by spreading the word and planting gardens.  Scan for online webinars, in person gatherings, garden tours and farm tours... there is a lot going on! Visit  https://pollinatorpartnership.ca/ to download their toolkits, participate in projects and discover tons of resources and organizations. And don't forget to learn how to preserve those amazing summer harvests produced by local small farmers! Check out this cookbook: From One Small Garden - Over 300 Delicious Nutritious Recipes . 

The  Recommended Resources  series has been published for 2 decades & can include:   Positive impact organizations    Conscious Living Genre Events   Citizen Science Projects    Links to helpful articles Starting us off, here are 2 fantastic resources on learning about local pollinator-friendly (native) plants - and planting guides - to help you in your efforts to create a more sustainable world :)  https://pollinatorpartnership.ca/en/find-your-roots https://pollinatorpartnership.ca/en/ecoregional-planting-guides This next resource is for seniors... helping them find ways of preventing injuries and extending their independence.  https://primeweld.com/blogs/news/diy-home-modifications-for-senior-fall-prevention ~~~   Find the Brummet's Books via :  https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0845RLK1X  Find Them Online via :  https://taplink.cc/brummet   & https://linktr.ee/LillianBrummet ~~~

Kudo's to the amazing work this one organization, and all their awesome volunteers, accomplished in 2019!! Pollinator Partnership Canada 's Year in Review! - planted over 6000 native flowers, grasses and shrubs with over 1000 students from 16 different schools - successfully concluded a two-year project across Ontario that saw the creation of 49 new monarch habitat sites, including school gardens, natural areas restorations, and 20 farms - conducted over 20 outreach events in Ontario, British Columbia, and Newfoundland informing the public about the importance of pollinators and ways to help them - developed and launched the Canadian School Garden and Curriculum Kit - presented case studies at the Canadian Wildlife Federation’s workshop on Pollinator Habitat Restoration on Rights-of-Way in Ottawa - launched the Youth Pollinator Leadership Team in Victoria, BC - established 2 pollinator gardens in the City of Victoria in Community Gardens, along with educati...