The City Council of Columbia has voted to become a Bee City USA. The city is joining many other campuses and cities across the United States whose goal is to improve the landscape for pollinators.
Bee City USA offers a framework for communities to endeavor to conserve their resident pollinators by reducing the use of pesticides, providing nest sites, and increasing the abundance of native plants.
Columbia has endorsed this framework in becoming a Bee City USA. The framework encourages native habitats to be created and raises awareness regarding the decline of pollinators. It also demonstrates a celebration of biodiversity.
News of such designations and their significance for a community can be disseminated with flyer printing.
Mayor Daniel Rickenmann said that the unanimous vote of the City Council to become a Bee City USA shows that Columbia understands how important it is to sustain pollinators, and the city’s commitment to being pollinator friendly.
National Coordinator of Bee City USA and Bee Campus USA, Laura Rost, expressed her thrill that Columbia has joined the community of Bee City USA. Rost said that there are many creative ways to add quality pollinator habitats to the landscape of the city, ranging from green roofs to street trees, and she is excited to see the way Columbia will carry out its efforts to conserve pollinators.
