Care of the Earth
Join our Pollinator Posse!
Last summer, we finished the first planting of the pollinator garden. Native plants were installed that will provide places to lay eggs and nectar for monarch’s and other pollinators. To install the garden we first pulled weeds, then racked back the existing mulch, then dug the holes for each plant, watered them, planted milkweed and wildflower seeds and added compost and finally replaced the mulch. St. Pauls has a compost bin in the Courtyard so we put the weeds we pulled into the compost bin.
Below, you can see a before & after photos, and our first caterpillar!
Below, you can see a before & after photos, and our first caterpillar!
Directions on how you can grow your own is on the Growing Milkweed pageMonarch Larva Monitoring Project We are one of the dots on the national monitoring map.
St Paul’s is officially part of the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project (MLMP) which involves volunteers from across North America and New Zealand in monarch research. It was developed in 1997 by researchers at the University of Minnesota to collect long-term data on larval monarch populations and milkweed habitat.
The project focuses on monarch distribution and abundance during the breeding season. St Pauls would like to grow our monitoring team and you can also monitoring milkweed in your own garden. For more information and to sign up for monitoring training sign up on the list in the Northax or email tagindy@aol.com More information about the monitoring project is located at https://monarchjointventure.org/mlmp Our monitoring area is located at the corner of Grand Avenue and Harrison Street.
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2022-23 Timeline Summary
JULY -Begin Monarch Tracking - Learn about pollinators - Initial installation of Pollinator Garden AUGUST - Develop training dates with Pollinator Posse - Continue Monarch Tracking - Begin maintaining of Pollinator Garden - Back to School Picnic SEPTEMBER - Train Families and Youth about Monarch Tracking - Dedicate the Garden - Homecoming Pollinator Posse Activities - Begin Good News Green Highlights - Maintain Pollinator Garden OCTOBER - Monarch Tracking - Maintenance of Pollinator Garden - Good New Green Highlights NOVEMBER - Pollinator Training - Maintenance of Pollinator Garden - Good New Green Highlights DECEMBER - Climate Movie - Maintenance of Pollinator Garden - Good New Green Highlights JANUARY - Climate Movie - Maintenance of Pollinator Garden - Good New Green Highlights FEBRUARY Climate Movie - Maintenance of Pollinator Garden - Good New Green Highlights MARCH - Monarch Butterfly Mural - take pictures of congregation - Maintenance of Pollinator Garden - Good New Green Highlights APRIL - Outdoor Family Activities for Earth Day Celebrate Monarch Trackers - Native Pollinator Plants on Altar and share plants with Congregation members - Maintenance of Pollinator Garden - Good New Green Highlights MAY - Oakland Pollinator Posse Day - Maintenance of Pollinator Garden - Good New Green Highlights June - Pollinator Week Activity - Maintenance of Pollinator Garden - Good New Green Highlights |
