The Arivaca Pollinator Pathway Project
NEWS FLASH!
Our FREE Pollinator Week Party on Sat. June 22nd was a great success, thanks to the displays and presentations by Mary Scott, Monica King, the Xerces Society, and Bart Santello!
Extra special thanks to Mary Scott for donating the proceeds from sales of her new butterfly books, magnets, and photo note cards to the Arivaca Pollinator Pathway Project!
For all the details, visit our Project Highlights page
MORE NEWS!
The fundraising campaign launched by The Endangered Species Coalition (ESC) and featuring this fabulous t-shirt design by Tohono O'odham artist Paul 'Nox' Pablo raised close to $3000.00 to support ESC's work to conserve and create pollinator habitat in the Desert SW and other locations!
Thanks to everyone who helped make this campaign a big success!
The Arivaca Pollinator Pathway was featured in a cover story posted on the Endangered Species Coalition website on May 17th, Endangered Species Day 2024!
The Arivaca Pollinator Pathway Project was featured in a story on the Public News Service's environmental reporting webpage on April 20th, Earth Day 2024!
On April 19th & 20th, Tohono O'odham artist Paul 'Nox' Pablo painted a new mural at the Arivaca Dancehall, featuring Yucca Moth and Mexican Long-nosed Bat pollinators, with Agave and Night-blooming Cereus plants. These pollinator species migrate through the Arivaca area and the nearby Tohono O'odham Nation, and need us all to protect and enhance their habitat. Thank you 'Nox' for such a beautiful and meaningful mural!
The Arivaca Pollinator Pathway Project is a volunteer-driven project with a mission to:
Build public gardens in the town of Arivaca that provide a linked pathway of habitat for Monarchs and other butterflies, bees, bats, and other pollinators;
Grow local knowledge and understanding about the importance of pollinators and how to provide good habitat for them, through free classes and special events, online resources, educational signage and brochures, colorful murals, and its new Home Gardeners Program.
Visit our google photo album to see photos of the fabulous gardens created so far!
Why this project? Why now?
Pollinators are important residents and migrant visitors in the Arivaca area, as well as the rest of the world, and they need our help to thrive! Over the last 100 years, there has been an alarming loss of good habitat for Monarchs and other butterflies, as well as bees, bats, and other native pollinators. Monarch butterflies are now on the Endangered Species List, along with several bat and bee species.
When we take action to preserve remaining habitat and provide additional habitat of any size, the result is an increase in the ability of these pollinators and other wildlife to thrive, even in the midst of our towns and cities. Research has also shown that habitat areas which are linked to one another, and linked to nearby natural areas, enable a much wider and more diverse set of nectar plants to attract and nurture adult butterflies, moths, bees, bats, and hummingbirds, as well as a more diverse set of host plants for butterfly caterpillars to forage on.
The linked gardens in the Arivaca Pollinator Pathway Project, and their proximity to the adjacent Cienega natural area, are creating healthy habitat for pollinators to thrive in and around our town. We believe this project also increases the connections between Arivaca's human residents, and our ability to thrive together in this wonderful place we call home.
Learn more about this project by clicking on any of the links in the left column!