We Are Loving Our New Location!
We, along with Beyond Toxics, invite you to visit our bigger and better office space!
Look for the southwest-style building with solar panels on Highway 99 going south, at 312 N. Main St., Phoenix
(Note that we can only receive mail at PO Box 242, Phoenix, OR 97535)
Now that we have a lovely new office ..... we are putting out a call for:
* bookshelves or other shelving
* 6-8 person conference table
* one or two small coffee tables
* a low window shelf
* garden bench (with back and arms)
* room dividers / cubicle walls
We will appreciate your generosity!
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Please Shop the Medford Food Co-Op in March!
PPRV is a Positive Change Program Recipient!
We are both thrilled and honored to have been chosen by Medford Food Co-op
as one of twelve local non-profit recipients of their new Positive Change program! Through this program, community members are invited to "round up" the total
of any Medford Food Co-op or Cafe purchase to the nearest dollar.
PPRV will receive 100% of the funds collected during the month of March!
We greatly appreciate the Medford Food Co-op’s financial support and belief in
“the power of change and power of community!”
Click here for the full story.
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Yay for Non Toxic Jacksonville!
Non Toxic Jacksonville's Community Gathering was an enormous success!
The event, made possible through the work of avid citizens and supporters,
filled the Jacksonville Community Center on February 23rd.
Jacksonville Councilor Criss Garcia gave an inspiring and supportive speech,
encouraging citizens to actively shape their town.
Lauren Kemple exemplified this message, discussing her path of of leading this movement in Jacksonville.
Talent's City Councilor Stephanie Dolan spoke of Talent's journey in adopting an organics-first pest management plan, assuring Jacksonville residents that yes,
it can be done!
Kristina Lefever of PPRV and Lisa Arkin of Beyond Toxics encouraged us to advocate for the health of people and the environment as our first priority.
Thank you to all who attended, participated, and supported!
And a special thank you to the sponsors who made this event possible!
See Facebook post and photos below.
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Non Toxic Rogue Valley Team Building Meeting
Every 4th Thursday
March 28, 5pm -6:30pm at The Pollination Place
312 N. Main St., Suite B
Cheese, crackers, tea and idea-sharing for collective momentum between cities.
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Rogue Buzzway Celebration!
Sunday, April 7, 3pm - 5pm
Talent Community Center
Our Rogue Buzzway is growing! Come celebrate with us!
Here is your chance to:
Meet Jarrett Taylor and Seth Campbell, the two SOU students who are creating the Buzzway Map. Hear the story behind the map!
Meet the gardeners creating the REAL Buzzway with their pollinator landscapes
Take a tour of Talent's City Hall Pollinator Garden with Gerlinde Smith
Meet members of the 4, soon-to-bee 5 Bee City USAs in the Valley
See photos of Buzzway gardens
Enjoy refreshments and bee inspired!
The event is free, but donations will bee greatly appreciated!
Let us know if you would like to contribute a favorite goodie for the table, or volunteer to help make this event a success!
Thank you, Talent Garden Club, for your support!
See Facebook Event and flyer below.
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12 Native Plants for your Pollinator Garden:
Presentation and Plant Sale
Saturday, April 13, 2019 at 10 AM – 12 PM
Phoenix Firehouse, 5811 S. Pacific Hwy, Phoenix
Southern Oregon is a wonderfully diverse region that has flora worthy
of your pollinator garden.
Native plant enthusiast Kyle Poling has a passion for these plants and will win you over as an ally for planting native!
The talk will be followed by a plant sale offering six packs of the described species,
all organically grown.
Suggested Donation: $10
All donations will go to Pollinator Project Rogue Valley!
See flyer below and Facebook event.
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Insect Demise in the News, Locally and Globally
Every pollinator garden is an important one! And we need more!
A new comprehensive review of 73 historical reports of insect declines
from across the globe reveals dramatic rates of decline that may lead to the extinction of 40% of the world's insect species over the next few decades, with
insect biomass declining by a staggering 2.5% a year.
The main drivers of species declines appear to be (in order of importance):
i) habitat loss and conversion to intensive agriculture and urbanism;
ii) pollution, mainly synthetic pesticides and fertilizers;
iii) biological factors, including pathogens and introduced species; and
iv) climate change.
Fortunately, we are seeing an uptick in national reporting about this catastrophic issue, with February coverage on this report
by The Guardian, CNN, BBC and others.
Kristina Lefever of PPRV was invited to discuss this critical issue of insect decline
in a JPR interview "Entomologists Mull The Grim News About Insects",
with Lynn Kimsey of UC Davis and SOCAN's Alan Journet.
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Bugged by Climate Change: Insects in a Changing Climate
Rescheduled: May 26, 6 - 7:30pm
Large Meeting Room, Medford Library, 205 S. Central
We know about dwindling snowpacks and polar ice caps, and increasing wildfire risk,
but these aren’t the only climate change consequences. Among the creatures most seriously compromised by current climate trends are our insect friends.
At this Southern Oregon Climate Action Now (SOCAN) general meeting
we will explore what is happening to insects and why.
Join us for presentations by Kristina Lefever, Pollinator Project Rogue Valley,
Alan Journet, Southern Oregon Climate Action Now,
and Robert Coffan, Southern Oregon Monarch Advocates.
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The 2019 Monarch Butterfly Webinar Series
Have you seen the topics for the 2019 Monarch Butterfly Conservation Webinars?
"The Monarch Joint Venture is partnering with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Conservation Training Center to put on another year
full of informative and inspiring webinars on all things monarch."
Webinars will be held live on the
4th Tuesday of the month at 11AM PT (2 PM ET).
See image below for upcoming topics and dates and times.
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Volunteer Profile: Hilary McDonald
Hilary McDonald has lived in the Rogue Valley since 2013,
when her family relocated from Flagstaff, Arizona to be near family.
She became involved with Non Toxic Jacksonville in 2018 when she realized pesticides were being used in Jacksonville's parks where her young son played.
In December 2018, Hilary began producing PPRV's newsletter.
Hilary holds a Bachelor's Degree in Geography from Humboldt State University
and a Master of Education Degree from Northern Arizona University.
She works at Rogue Community College and enjoys travel, gardening, reading,
dog walks and spending time with her family in the great outdoors.
We appreciate her!
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Pollinators' Pick
Flowers Can Hear the Buzz of Bees!
A new National Geographic report indicates flowers can “listen”
to the pollinators buzzing around them --- and sweeten their prize!
Researchers studying evening primroses “found that within minutes of sensing vibrations from pollinators’ wings, the plants temporarily increased the concentration of sugar in their flowers’ nectar.”
The bowl-shape of flowers acts as an acoustic ear, giving plants an
evolutionary advantage by responding to the presence of their pollinators.
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Reminder: Tax Time is Approaching!
Like what we do?
Show your support with a financial donation to help us develop and
expand our educational materials so we can reach more people about
the importance of pollinators for our food systems and ecosystems.
Whether you give a little or a lot, it all adds up!
Make a tax-deductible donation through our website
or mail a check to the address below.
(for a tax-deductible donation, make checks payable to Beyond Toxics)
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How can you help?
Are you interested in helping get good things going around the Valley
about pollinators, plants, gardens, (no) pesticides, and more?
We are looking for more volunteers to write articles for this newsletter or our blog,
send letters to the editor about important issues, help with social media, and more.
We invite fun-loving, creative people to join our Events Committee
and to table at community events!
Send us an email to let us know how you would like to bee involved!
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Questions or Comments? Please contact us at
pollinator@pollinatorprojectroguevalley.org
Keep up to date with all things Pollinator on our Facebook page:
Pollinator Project Rogue Valley
Office Hours: noon - 5 pm, Tuesday - Friday
and by appointment
312 N. Main St., Phoenix
Mail to: PO Box 242, Phoenix, OR 97535
458-214-0508
Visit our website.
Click here for archived editions of The Pollinator Times.
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