by Eric Boles | Mar 1, 2021 | Biodiversity, Pollinators, Uncategorized
In the fall of 2020, an interested university employee and long-time monarch butterfly enthusiast began to work on creating a pollinator garden in a dormant flowerbed in front of her office. That spring, the campus received a new monarch waystation certified by...
by Julia Nall | Jul 29, 2019 | Biodiversity, Office for Sustainability, Pollinators
Life in the OFS Pollinator Habitat has blossomed since we last did a blog post about it! The warm weather and rain have brought purple and yellow flowers out to bloom, including Coreopsis lanceolata (Tickseed)… …and Rudbeckia hirta (Black-eyed...
by Julia Nall | May 20, 2019 | Biodiversity, Pollinators
Today is World Bee Day. WORLD Bee Day. That’s right – bees are so important to humanity that they have been given a day for the entire world to celebrate their existence. Most of us have probably heard “Bees are SO important” and even “Without bees, we...
by Julia Nall | May 8, 2019 | Biodiversity, Horticulture, Office for Sustainability, Pollinators
National Wildflower Week is May 4-10, 2019 Our native wildflowers are beautiful, attract a wide array of wildlife, are low maintenance once established, and keep themselves going without fertilizers or irrigation. You may...
by Julia Nall | May 7, 2019 | Biodiversity, Horticulture, Office for Sustainability
What is National Arbor Day? Arbor Day, from the Latin arbor meaning tree, is a national holiday in which individuals and groups are encouraged to plant trees on the last Friday of April. “Trees are simply amazing. They clean air and water, slow climate...
by Julia Nall | Mar 14, 2019 | Biodiversity, Horticulture, Office for Sustainability, Pollinators
Celebrate Beautiful Butterflies March 14th is National Learn About Butterflies Day– so we thought we’d share a few interesting and fun facts about butterflies, along with tips on how you can help butterflies in Arkansas. ...