Greener Empowerment Foundation

The Pollinator plants are THRIVING but need a little TLC!! Native Pollinator Plant Stewardship! STEWARDSHIP FRIDAYS 4PM-5:30PM!... Join us as we continue caring for the pollinator plants--there are just under 1600 plants in various participating pollinator stewardship support locations including Topanga Library, Topanga Elementary Backbone Trail locations, Flower Power, Topanga General Store, the Will Geer Theatricum and Cafe 27 (please note Manzanita & Topanga Mountain School are caring for their plants and do not need help)! The Pollinator plants are THRIVING but need a little TLC!! REMEMBER, ONLY NARROW-WEED NATIVE MILKWEED!! Well Informed nurseries no longer sell or recommend tropical milkweed. The nation’s leading Monarch conservation organizations now recommend planting only native milkweed species. WHY? Tropical Milkweed produces harmful protozoa which deforms and kills the Monarchs here in California! The Xerces Society recommends planting native narrow-leaf milkweed species. Narrow-leaf milkweed, or Asclepias fascicularis, is a relatively showy plant reaching about three feet in height with pale pink to cream colored flowers. With a blooming period lasting from May through October, narrow-leaved milkweed provides plenty of #nectar for adult Monarchs, but more importantly, it provides the necessary leaves that Monarch butterflies depend upon, and none of the harmful protozoa. As with all species of milkweed, pinching off the blooms once they’re spent, a process called deadheading, can greatly prolong the blooming season. That way, the plant keeps putting out more flowers in an effort to fruit and reproduce. Please! Only cultivate #native #milkweed and share this information with friends and fellow #gardeners. [email protected] [email protected] #savethemonarchs #plantnative #topangacanyon #stewardship #actlocallythinkglobally #noplanetb #Xerces

PLANT NATIVEWould you like to help restore Topanga's native plant habitat? Stop by and buy your very own pollinator plant or other native plants. EVERY MON-FRI 3PM-5PM. Native flowers act as an important nectar source for butterflies and their seeds provide many small birds and mammals with food. They are drought resistant which thrive in full sun & some in part shade. #pollinatorpower #stewardship #savethebutterflies #community #topangacanyon @xercessociety #saveourpollin...ators #roadmap #youcanmakeadifference #insectapocalypse #habitat #habitatrestoration #pollinatorhabitat #pollution #climatechange #climatecrisis #timetoact #monarchbutterfly #monarchbutterflies #NativeHabitat #EcologicalRestoration #Vervain #Pollinator #SaveTheBees #Ecosystem #NativeResourcePreservation #Native #Conservation #ProtectOurPlanet #NaturalHabitat #EcoFriendly See more

MONARCH BUTTERFLY POLLINATOR PLANT STEWARDSHIP IN ACTION THANK YOU #TOPANGAMOUNTAINSCHOOL. Since launching the Pollinator Stewardship Team on October 27th, 2019 amazing progress has been made with the #Xerces grant awarded to Greener Empowerment Foundation & Topanga Elementary Charter School Science Committee. Thank you for your support & participation!... Approximate number of Stewardship Volunteers to date: 300 (including 106 Topanga Elementary Kids, 60 Manzanita students & 8 Topanga Mountain School students. You can join our Stewardship Team to help maintain the plantings for the next two years. We will be doing other pollinator related events throughout the year that you would be invited to attend. You can make a tax-deductible charitable contribution directly on our website: www.greenerfoundation.org or or send a check written to: Greener Empowerment Foundation, PO Box 623, Topanga, CA 90290. Greener Empowerment Foundation is a 501.c.iii non-profit organization Thank you for your attention to the butterflies, this is a very critical moment for the Monarchs. Kindly and with butterfly kisses! #savethebutterflies #savethemonarch #stewardship #greenplanet #topangacanyon @ Greener Empowerment Foundation