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Native Pollinator Gardens Installed at Richland Library Ballentine

Native Pollinator Gardens Installed at Richland Library Ballentine

Thanks to grant funding received from the Richland County Conservation Commission (RCCC), SCWF staff worked with Richland Library Ballentine staff and community volunteers to create native wildflower pollinator gardens in the “grass island” of their parking lot. The gardens are already attracting pollinators as well as frogs, toads, and lizards, that have been seen foraging around the flowers and finding shelter in the vegetation and mulch.

Endangered Species Act: Rusty Patched Bumble Bee

Endangered Species Act: Rusty Patched Bumble Bee

Once an abundant pollinator in South Carolina, the rusty patched bumble bee was listed as a federally endangered species in 2017. As a social species, the queen bees are the only members of the colony to survive the winter, and they rely on flowers for food once they emerge in early spring.

SC Aquarium Hosts Habitat Garden

SC Aquarium Hosts Habitat Garden

SCWF held a wildlife habitat workshop at the SC Aquarium on March 14th, and participants learned information about creating and enhancing wildlife habitat by planting native plants, providing a water source, and adding feeders, nest boxes, etc. and how their own yards can be certified by the National Wildlife Federation. In partnership with the South Carolina Aquarium, and with support from Volvo and Roots N Shoots Nursery, they also installed native plants in front of the Aquarium which provide food, cover and places to raise young for pollinators, birds, and other wildlife. This garden serves a demonstration for visitors to learn how to attract wildlife to their own garden.