Celebrate National Pollinator Week with Riverbanks Zoo & Garden at Mast Store Columbia

Did you know that about 𝟑𝟓% 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝'𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬? If you enjoyed blueberries on your cereal this morning, you can thank a bee.
In addition to helping provide food, pollinators also ensure we have beauty around us - 𝟕𝟓% 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬.
𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 is set aside to learn more about pollinators - which also includes butterflies, bats, beetles, birds, and more - and what you can do to protect them and encourage them to visit your yard.
The folks at 𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐙𝐨𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐬! They will be at the Mast Store in Downtown Columbia on Saturday, 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐𝟎 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝟐𝟕, from 𝟗 𝐚.𝐦.-𝟏 𝐩.𝐦., to answer questions about pollinators and to give away native plants that pollinators love!