Wildwood Park
Pollinator Garden
Gold Award Project
Our Hopes
According to Science Daily, 35% of the world’s crop production is affected by pollinators. Looking at that statistic, people need to realize the big loss of pollinators and why this is something that needs our attention. Another species facing extinction is unacceptable! Our local area is a great place for our native creatures to thrive, but we need to continue to provide the appropriate environment for our wildlife; a requirement for their sustainability.
Pollinator Garden
"There are many reasons that I chose this project but one of the biggest reasons is that I, myself have noticed the depletion of the pollinators and I feel that I have a duty to help them as much as I can. When I was young and I played outside, I would catch butterflies and see bee’s flying everywhere. Now, even though I don’t go out and play, I rarely see butterflies and bee’s flying around at all. Along with my own observations, I realize that the pollinators are a very important part of our ecosystem and their population decline could severely hurt the world’s food supply." ~Jessica
Pollinator Habitats
"Because every ecosystem is inner-connected and therefore affected by one another, the benefit to Wildwood's ecosystem will affect others and the animals and plants residing in the park. Wildwood will be a connecting link in any pollinator's journey through Pennsylvania. This new habitat will encourage the pollination of the surrounding ecosystems and their pollination of Wildwood Park. Because each ecosystem affects the next, I believe this will make a global impact on the pollinator population." ~Colleen
Education
"I was raised as an outdoor kid. Almost every day, I would go play outside. I remember I often thought it would be nice of me to go pick my mother some flowers from around our yard. Something that frequented my little bouquets was a lot of clover. When I would pick the clover, even though I distanced myself from the busy bees, I always liked to watch them. I would watch them fly from clover to clover, doing their bee business. Now I am older and I still love the outdoors. I habitually go for walks and love looking around at everything. Lately though, I’ve noticed there aren’t as many bees near the clover. After repeatedly noticing this, I did some research and found Pennsylvania’s pollinator population is severely dropping. I want other people to take the time and realize things aren’t the way they used to be and we need to bring back the pollinators that we used to have."~Jamie