![]() I may not have been the expert at the table, but I knew I could rally talent and give direction, reflect, reset, and help others do the same. ![]() My project would not only raise awareness and teach kids why bees are critical and necessary to our everyday lives but would also inform kids on how they could effect change.įrom the start, I was comfortable leading a team because of my experience with Girl Scouts. Our backyards and elementary schools seemed like a good place to start. At a local level, I knew it was our responsibility to create safe havens for pollinators. I wanted my Gold Award project to restore the balance between the public and pollinators in Miami-Dade County, specifically with elementary school-age students and bees. ![]() Globally, there is a tendency for humans to destroy bees instead of helping them find a new home. Native bees and honeybees, like other pollinators, face the loss of host plants, pesticide contamination, and physical removal. Where I’m from in South Florida and in other urbanized areas, humans affect pollinators through habitat fragmentation, pollution, and a number of other anthropocentric behaviors.
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