Funding

The Arivaca Pollinator Pathway is a grass roots volunteer project, dreamed up and carried out by Arivaca residents who want to take action to preserve and protect the future of butterflies, bees, and other pollinators.  All the planning, fundraising, and garden installation work is being done by volunteers - and we welcome you to participate in whatever way you want, to help make this dream a reality!  

As of April 2024, funding for garden-building has been provided by the following:

• The Endangered Species Coalition - Huge thanks to ESC for their grant of $1000.00 in spring 2023, a grant of $1200.00 in fall 2023, and a grant of $750.00 in spring 2024, These grants have funded the purchase of steel stock tanks used for raised bed gardens, misc. hardware supplies, soil amendments, drip irrigation, and scores of beautiful flowering native plants.  This funding is what got the project "off the ground", and continues to keep it growing strong!

• The Arivaca- Caviglia Library Teen Advisory Board (TAB) - Huge thanks to TAB for creating wonderful handmade greeting cards, flower pens, and teacup gardens that community members have donated funds for, and for staffing three event booths in 2023. This tremendous group of teens has raised over $550.00 as of spring 2024, which has funded some of the drip irrigation system parts and other misc. supplies, and the signs for the new Home Gardener Program.  In addition, TAB members created the project's logo and a beautiful project brochure.  Their ideas and energy have really given this project "wings"!

• Arivaca resident and butterfly expert Mary Scott and her husband Richard Conway;

• Other monetary and in-kind donations from community members of such things as plants, drip irrigation parts, garden hoses, and more!

The mural projects have been funded by:

Endangered Species Mural- fall 2023

• A $3000.00 grant from ESA@50 - a consortium of 36 non-governmental organizations that are sponsoring mural projects from cost to coast to honor the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act;  

• A $300.00 grant from the The Endangered Species Coalition towards the mural paint: 

• The remaining expenses for mural paint, drop cloths and other supplies, and the dedication celebration event expenses were donated by the Arivaca Dancehall

Nighttime Pollinators Mural - spring 2024

• A $1000.00 grant from the The Endangered Species Coalition for the artist's fee and paint costs: 

• The Arivaca Dancehall funded the remaining expenses for additional paint, drop cloths and other supplies, and the Earth Day Celebration event.

Your help is much appreciated!

Visit our "Support the Project" webpage to find out how to participate by volunteering to help install Pollinator Gardens, growing plants at home for the gardens (seeds, pots, soil provided), making an in-kind donation of supplies needed, or by donating funds.  Thank you!  ArivacaPollinatorPathway@gmail.com