Bee City USA Management Advisory Committee
In December 2014, the City of Ashland adopted a resolution to become the fifth BEE CITY USA in the country. Each year, we renew our certification with Bee City USA, an initiative of Xerces Society.
BCU-Ashland Approved Pollinator Garden Program
Do you or a friend have a garden that pollinators love?
Consider nominating it and bee recognized! Our Approved Pollinator Garden program encourages homeowners, businesses, schools, organizations, farmers and gardeners to create pollinator habitats. Qualifying gardens will be recognized with a Bee City USA-Ashland garden sign and will have the opportunity to be included on Ashland’s annual Pollinator Garden Tour.
Do you want to have your pollinator garden recognized?
Fill out our pollinator garden nomination form here.
The Bee City USA team has been working on a new pollinator garden.
Enjoy these photos of us restoring the Riverwalk "Pocket" Park!
Check out our resources (below) to learn to make your garden pollinator friendly!
Would you like to join the BEE CITY USA Management Advisory Committee?
Click here for Application
Send all applications for Bee City USA to Ashland Parks & Recreation
at 340 S Pioneer Street or by email to Rachel Dials
Goal: The goal of BEE CITY USA is to promote healthy, sustainable habitats and communities for bees and other pollinators.
The City acknowledges the importance of pollinators to healthy ecosystems, as well as to agriculture and the local economy. Considering the dramatic declines in pollinator populations around the globe, Ashland commits to supporting bees and other pollinators on both public and private land. In order to enhance understanding among staff and the public about the vital role that pollinators play, and what each of us can do to sustain them, the City of Ashland agrees to establish and maintain a BEE CITY USA Subcommittee, comprised of one Parks & Recreation Commissioner, one Staff Liaison and at least three citizens.
Responsibilities:
Quarterly Meetings:
The Bee City USA MAC holds quarterly public meetings at North Mountain Park Nature Center, 620 North Mountain Ave. in Ashland. Members of the public are invited to attend and/or bring suggestions on ways to make Ashland more pollinator friendly.
Subcommittee Members
MEMBER NAME | TITLE | |
Justin Adams | commissioner_adams@external.ashland.or.us | Park Commissioner |
Carolyn Reed | carolynzreed@yahoo.com | Member |
Nicholas Pflug | pflugn@sou.edu | Member |
Kristina Lefever | kristinabcuashland@gmail.com | Member |
Albert Pepe | albertlpepe2@gmail.com | Member - Vice-Chair |
Kate Jackson | katharinejackson@me.com | Member - Chair |
Rachel Dials | rachel.dials@ashland.or.us | Staff Liaison |
Resources
Planting for Pollinators:
• Ashland Saves Water - pollinator planting options for water conservation
• Pollinator Project Rogue Valley - Resources
• Rogue Valley Pollinator-Friendly Nurseries
• Rogue Basin Native Plant List - via Ashland's Community Development Dept.
• The Pollinator Partnership's planting guides for this ecoregion
• USDA Plants Database
• The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation--Fact Sheets/Plant Guides
• National Wildlife Federation - Certified Wildlife Habitat Pollinator Information
• North Mountain Park Nature Center - Demonstration Gardens
• OSU Extension - 12 Plants to Entice Pollinators
• OSU Extension - Native Plant Picks for Bees 10 Species You Can Grow to Support Wild Bees in Oregon
• Planning a Pollinator Garden (for Elementary Schools)
• Six reasons NOT to clean up the garden this fall
Pollinator Information:
• Why Bees are Disappearing - TED talk by Marla Spivak
Pesticides and Pollinators:
• Beyond Pesticides - non-profit organization provides resources and current information
• Effects of subleathal doses of glyphosate on honeybee navigation – Journal of Experimental Biology
• How Neonicotinoids Can Kill Bees
• Products Compatible with Organic Landscape Management
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