Today was a truly extraordinary feast for the senses! See the beauty, touch the textures, smell the aromas, taste the edible plants, and hear the buzzing all around! Today Nature campers visited Harleigh Farm on Oxford Road owned by Chip & Sally
Week 1 Nature (Mon): Kickoff!
7 awesome Nature campers, 3 counselors, and one instructor (Leslie) bravely kicked off the OKC pollinator garden project on the first day of camp! Campers visited the prepped garden site at OCC to discuss general plans for the first phase of
Take the Pollination Quiz!
Challenge yourself and learn something new by taking a pollination quiz! Especially for kids! Interesting facts! Most Challenging!
Meet our Community Collaborators!
OKC is grateful for the support of many local organizations, businesses, and individuals that helped bring this pollinator garden project to life! Special thanks to the Oxford Community Center (OKC home base for more than 30 years!) for allowing campers to install the garden
Why build a pollinator garden?
Without pollinators, the human race and all of Earth’s terrestrial ecosystems would not survive. Over 80% of the world’s flowering plants require a pollinator to reproduce. Animals that assist plants in their reproduction as pollinators include species of bats, butterflies,
“Build it and they will come” – the OKC Pollinator Garden Project
Dear Camper families, This summer OKC campers are installing a demonstration garden at the Oxford Community Center as part of the Million Pollinator Garden Challenge (MPGC). MPGC is a nationwide campaign to register a million public and private gardens and