Fun Facts!!

Marina dunes used to be a sand mining site.

There are 27 species of birds seen at the dunes.

Frog Pond Preserve is considered one of the most biologically productive and ecologically important ecosystems.

Western monarch populations have declined over 99% since the 1980s, and eastern populations are estimated to have declined more than 80%.

In spring, queen bumble bees emerge from underground where they have spent the winter, and look for a nest site, often found underground in an old mouse nest or rodent burrow.

Two species of bumblebees have gone extinct in the United States.

Most of the more than 300 species of hummers live in Central and South America.

Hummingbirds are not attracted by smell!

Hummingbirds flap their wings around 20-80 times per second, allowing them to hover in midair and making them the only bird that can fly backwards.

Fig wasps are responsible for pollinating almost 1,000 species of figs.

Bats can pollinate night flowering plants like Evening Primrose and Honeysuckle; the plants scent also attract moths to pollinate their flowers.