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Birds, bees, and various insects play a vital role in pollinating the plants that provide our food and make up our ecosystem.
Scientists have noticed that the number of pollinators across Australia is decreasing. This development endangers biodiversity and crop yields. Studies show that urban areas can be hotspots for biodiversity if plants are carefully selected. Our sustainability project is about building a ‘Pollinator Garden’ on the Charles Sturt Bathurst Campus and researching the effects of a native low-water garden on local pollinators, and the volunteering and educational opportunities for employees, students and interested communities
Our project was inspired by Planting Seeds, who are an Australian based not-for-profit who aim to: protect and enhance the natural environment by engaging people in urban, peri-urban and regional settings to plant and augment native vegetation that supports endangered pollinators, sustainability and biodiversity.
Watch the Founder and CEO of Planting Seeds, Dr Judy Friedlander explain the B&B highway.
The garden is named after PK Basu who was a lovely colleague and dear friend. He had a strong sense of community. PK was committed to bringing people together; celebrating the uniqueness of the individual and enjoying the positivity that comes with fellowships. He loved nature and would have appreciated this pollinator garden and the sustainability practices it embodies. We dedicate this garden to him, and the values he lived by - in fond remembrance.
Name: Felicity Small
Email: beegarden@csu.edu.au
