In honor of Earth Day, Los Angeles Zoo leaders on Saturday, April 20, showed guests how to lure insects, birds and bees to their homes, apartments, condos, and communities — by planting a native habitat even if all you have is two pots on a balcony.
Experts showed how easy it is to create natural habitats, which have dwindled drastically in urban areas like Los Angeles and its suburbs.
Jake Owens, director of conservation at the zoo, said before the event, “The L.A. Zoo has been restoring native California habitat, both here at the zoo, and around Griffith Park for several years as part of our conservation strategic plan. Project Pollinator is the culmination of all these great initiatives, as it helps to further increase our impact on California conservation by focusing on the native habitats needed to sustain the pollinators that rely on Southern California.”
He thanked the zoo’s partners at Theodore Payne Foundation, who helped “showcase a variety of different native gardens around our campus, which not only promotes safe spaces for migratory birds, bats, and bees, but it also can inspire our guests to consider how they can create these changes in their homes and communities.”
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Zoo guests got a look at the zoo’s Project Pollinator HQ, a “demonstration space for zoo guests who are interested in supporting native biodiversity,” officials said in a prepared statement.
Presentations were set up on tabled areas, aimed at promoting the well-being of Southern California’s pollinators — a long word for bugs, bees and birds.
Owens sounded a note of hope in his prepared statement, saying, “For conservation to be successful, it will take all of us to be engaged, and Project Pollinator is a great example of the simple ways Angelenos can create native plant habitats whether they live on a large property or an apartment complex. Anyone can take part in conservation.”
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