North Alabama Land Trust Pollinator Gardens
04/03/24 • 25 min
Kate Gribbin, Recreation Manager, along with Hallie Porter, Development Director, and Jennifer Johnson, Master Gardener, highlight the new pollinator gardens of the North Alabama Land Trust. Started in 1987 as a means to keep development off Monte Sano Mountain, the Land Trust now covers 10 counties, 10,000 acres and has 10 nature preserves for education and recreation. With newly planted pollinator gardens at Blevins Gap and Harvest Square, they talk about the Land Trust's role in preserving our natural resources amidst North Alabama's increasing growth and expansion.
Links:
https://www.aces.edu/ (Alabama Cooperative Extension)
https://www.landtrustnal.org/2023/04/17/northal-native-plants/
https://www.alcpl.org/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30c0WX-kOHI (pollinator garden at Blevins Gap video)
The Athens-Limestone Public Library has a wide selection of books on native plants.
Have questions about this episode? Email [email protected]
Music by Pixabay
Kate Gribbin, Recreation Manager, along with Hallie Porter, Development Director, and Jennifer Johnson, Master Gardener, highlight the new pollinator gardens of the North Alabama Land Trust. Started in 1987 as a means to keep development off Monte Sano Mountain, the Land Trust now covers 10 counties, 10,000 acres and has 10 nature preserves for education and recreation. With newly planted pollinator gardens at Blevins Gap and Harvest Square, they talk about the Land Trust's role in preserving our natural resources amidst North Alabama's increasing growth and expansion.
Links:
https://www.aces.edu/ (Alabama Cooperative Extension)
https://www.landtrustnal.org/2023/04/17/northal-native-plants/
https://www.alcpl.org/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30c0WX-kOHI (pollinator garden at Blevins Gap video)
The Athens-Limestone Public Library has a wide selection of books on native plants.
Have questions about this episode? Email [email protected]
Music by Pixabay
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Links:
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https://www.alcpl.org/
Have questions about this episode? Email [email protected]
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Links:
https://www.aces.edu/ (Alabama Cooperative Extension)
https://mastergardeners-limestonecountyalabama.org/
https://www.alcpl.org/
The Athens-Limestone Public Library has a selection of books on beekeeping and native plants.
Have questions about this episode? Email [email protected]
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