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

by Kristina Lefever for the Tidings June 30, 2020 June is like a flower — after long anticipation the bud finally bursts open into this...

by Kristina Lefever for the Tidings April 3, 2020 ~ Having a home, no matter the species, is so important — a home you know is always...

By Kristina Lefever for the Tidings December 31, 2019 ~ I was in Los Angeles for a few days recently -- how different it is from where...

By Kristina Lefever for the Tidings October 1, 2019 ~ As a pollinator person, I don’t usually get excited about lawns. And city parks,...

By Kristina Lefever for the Tidings July 30, 2019 ~ There’s been a lot of talk lately about the hemp fields that are taking over Southern...

By Kristina Lefever for the Tidings May 2, 2019 ~ As I was thinking about what to write, I realized that so much has happened since my...

By Kristina Lefever for the Tidings December 30, 2018 I am continuing my theme from November (“Bee Engaged”) because, yes, together, we...

By Kristina Lefever for the Tidings November 1, 2018 ~ ​ I love the “Engage Ashland” idea recently put forward by the city. Yes, Ashland...

By Kristina Lefever for the Tidings ​ Even with the seemingly unending issues that we are dealing with — especially smoke and fire — we...