Carson City Bee Habitat Project's grand opening generates buzz in the state capital
The Carson City Bee Habitat’s grand opening built some buzz around town Friday at the Foothill Garden behind the Carson Tahoe Cancer Center.
Dozens of attendees gathered around the bee hotel unveiling and stayed afterwards for the ribbon cutting from Mayor Bob Crowell, take part in a bee habitat discussion and participate in games with several raffle prizes.
“This is the best part of Carson City right here,” Crowell said in an opening statement on Friday. “From the crowd here and the bee hotel and the leadership, that’s what makes a community. People are out here everyday trying to make the world a better place.”
Located near The Foothill Garden behind the Carson Tahoe Cancer Center, the bee hotel will house non-aggressive pollinators to better promote sustainable living and foster healthy flora. Once complete, the bee hotel will act as one cog in the “well-nurtured” machine that is the Foothill Garden.
Several organizations involved help serve the community in a multitude of ways, from the wood and resources to build the habitat, to the funding for the organization to make an impact within the community.
Carson City became the 76th Bee City in the nation on Jan. 3, 2019.
“Hopefully the idea of bee habitats and bee pollinators will catch on,” Crowell said. “If anything, what the leadership class here has done is demonstrate the importance of pollinators in our world. We now have an understanding of bees and the help of pollinators within our community.”
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