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 | 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. ...
by Janis Partain | Sep 5, 2018 | Agriculture, Biodiversity, Horticulture, Office for Sustainability, Pollinators
Greedy Goats Return to Campus! September is National Honey Month and the Office for Sustainability is celebrating as part of our commitment to being a certified Bee Campus USA. Help us celebrate by dropping by and visiting with the Greedy Goat crew on Thursday,...
