Note: This is part 2 of a multi-part series on Oregon oaks and their relationship with native pollinators. By Arti Kirch, PPRV board member emerita and Plant Sale “Ask-an-Expert” For many people, summer is a time of leisure and pleasure: sunny, warm days spent playing in the water and plucking juicy fruits from the vine. But for oaks, summer means surviving a hot, dry season. Simultaneously, oaks are engaging in the demanding processes of producing the next generation of

Sign recognizing the amazing community who helped create this garden. We could not have done this project without each of these amazing and generous people, businesses, and organizations - as of September 2026. By Ethan Robison, Pollinator Pals Manager, and Kristina Lefever, Volunteer Executive Director In late 2024, Sandy Wine, manager of the Community Garden in Blue Heron Park in Phoenix, invited Pollinator Project Rogue Valley to create what she called the “children’s lear