Decatur Becomes the 1st Bee City USA in Georgia and 24th in Nation
Decatur Metro | July 6, 2016 | 10:45 am
Decatur joins the likes of Seattle, Asheville, Durham and Beeville, Texas, as a “Bee City USA”. Looks like we’re the 24th “Bee City” in the country.
The City of Decatur sent along this announcement late last week…
The City of Decatur’s Commission has voted unanimously to become a Bee City USA®, becoming the first Bee City in Georgia. Decatur resident and beekeeper Deborah Palmer, made the presentation to Commission members, expressing why pollinators are important and should be protected.
A designated Bee City USA is expected to annually celebrate being a Bee City USA community with a proclamation and public awareness activities; publicly acknowledge commitment to the program through signage and web links; and annually report activities to Bee City USA to renew the certification.
The Wylde Center will facilitate programs in efforts to engage the community in promoting pollinator-friendliness. India Woodson, Landscape Infrastructure Coordinator for the City of Decatur, has been designated as the liaison.
Bee City USA is a nonprofit national organization that fosters ongoing dialogue in urban areas to raise awareness of the role pollinators play in sustaining three-quarters of the world’s plant species and what each of us can do to provide them with healthy habitat.
For more information about the Bee City USA organization visit www.beecityusa.org or email Director Phyllis Stiles at [email protected] . For more information about Decatur’s Bee City USA program, contact Stephanie Van Parys, Executive Director at the Wylde Center at 678-642-4977 or India Woodson at 678-553-6527.
Pretty cool.
Interesting that North Carolina is all over the list of Bee Cities. And shaking my head at Beeville, Texas. How do you let 17 cities beat you to the punch there?
I couldn’t bee more happy. I hope this starts a real buzz of public awareness.
That stung.
Aww, you’ll be ok, Hon.
Any had time to comb through the details?
At first glance I misread the headline as stating, “Decatur Becomes the 1st Beer City USA”
We might be the first Bee AND Beer City in the USA. Someone needs to crosswalk the two categories.
Bees and Beer would be an alliterative name for a new food/alcohol establishment in the City. But it keeps bringing swollen bee-stung lips to mind.