Welcome
THE VISION
Every club grows a pollinator garden in their community to create a mappable District 5060 Pollinator Highway, linking our clubs together through welcoming habitats and Rotary’s newest area of focus: “Protecting the Environment.”
For the inaugural, district-wide environmental service project, Gov. Karl Ruether and the District Environmental Sustainability Committee have made it a priority to create a mappable Pollinator Garden Highway throughout the District from B.C. to southern WA. Gov. Ruether is calling on every club to participate and offering a $1,000 prize for clubs that grow gardens in a drawing at next year’s District Conference. He also hopes clubs will grow at least 700 new plants total to represent Rotary’s 7th Area of Focus - Protecting the Environment.
The Committee intends to measure our impact through recording the number of gardens, plants, and volunteers, and whether clubs recruited new members, formed club environmental committees, or made new partnerships in their communities. Resources will be posted on the district website to support clubs in their efforts and track their progress as much as possible. Eventually, an online story map will be created where every club’s garden story will be highlighted.
See PROJECT GUIDELINES, RESOURCES for more info.
THE PLEDGE
As a friend and advocate of native bees, butterflies, birds and insects, I pledge to encourage my club to create a pollinator garden in our community to help grow a D5060 Pollinator Highway, linking our clubs together through welcoming habitats and Rotary’s newest area of focus - “protecting the environment.”
NEXT: 5 STEPS TO CREATING YOUR POLLINATOR GARDEN
- Sign the Pledge
- Locate
- Design and Prep
- Plant
- Report, Maintain, and Enjoy
