KIB Hosts Indianapolis’ First City-Wide Pollinator Count

We are joined by Ashlee Fujawa, PR Director of Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, to talk about the first city-wide pollinator count! KIB is calling all residents to partake in Wild Pollinator Count Week on July 18 – 24. This inaugural, week-long event will engage the city in the important work of gathering data to help guide conservation and restoration efforts, tree plantings, and raise awareness of how vital pollinators are to the food web.

Calendar of the rest of the events for KIB’s Pollinator Count Week include:

• Happy Hour Weeding and Volunteer Count at KIB Headquarters (July 21) – Citizen scientists count pollinators as part of KIB’s Happy Hour Weeding event. Volunteers will help maintain a thriving, native landscape and learn along the way by counting pollinators, gaining knowledge about native plants and enjoying libations courtesy of Sun King Brewery.
• Pollinators & Popsicles at Skiles Test Elementary School (July 22) – KIB Clubs will host a lunchtime, family-friendly pollinator count for kids. Families will enjoy popsicles, count pollinators together and enjoy the KIB Club’s outdoor classroom.

Activities and contests will also take place on social media including blog posts from KIB Urban Naturalists, daily Instagram drawing for best post under #KIBees, KIB Green Roof video feed and “Best-in-Show” awards for pollinators counted.

Pollinator Count Kits are available for download on KIB’s website (www.kibi.org/KIBees) and kits are available at all Indianapolis Public Library branches and YMCA locations.