Welcome to the Pollinator Pathway NW Project!
- Fall 2020 - 21 acres Demonstration garden begins
- Fall 2021 - Two Hugelkultur beds established
- spring 2022 - volunteers prepare beds for planting
- fall 2022 - hugelkultur beds are planted
- spring 2023 - plants in the hugel beds are beginning to bloom and grow
- summer 2023 - in august the garden is lush and thriving. Bees, birds and butterflies are visiting
Pollinator Pathway Northwest is a project that started with the planting of a demonstration pollinator garden at 21 Acres, a center for sustainable education and collective action.
As we learned more about the current plight of the pollinators, we soon set our sights on mobilizing the larger community to provide critical pollinator habitat. Inspired by the efforts of a similar organization in the Eastern US, we began to envision a corridor of pollinator friendly plantings across the Pacific Northwest and an upwelling of informed citizens willing to help create plentiful and healthy habitats for our pollinators.
Please join us – plant a pollinator friendly garden or planter, including plants native to the Northwest, stop using pesticides and share your new knowledge with friends, neighbors and family.
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Development of the 21 Acres Demonstration Garden
Fall 2020
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Fall 2021
What is Hugelkultur? It is a centuries old process of building raised beds atop found wood and other rotted and/or compostable materials (which might otherwise end up in yard waste bins). The result is a low maintenance garden that requires very little water or fertilization; the gradual decay of wood provides nutrients and stores moisture for plantings over time.
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Spring 2022
Fall 2022
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Spring 2023
Summer 2023
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Our Garden
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