Georgia’s First Pollinator Count Will Take A Census Of Bees And Butterflies

Fourth grader Norah identifies and counts pollinators: bees, wasps, butterflies and more in the pollinator garden at Oak Grove Elementary School. She and other Georgians will take part in the Great Georgia Pollinator Census on Aug. 23 and 24 in an effort to begin to document the numbers and types of pollinators in the state.

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The Lake Claire Community Land Trust is an acre and a half of gardens and outdoor space along DeKalb Avenue in Atlanta.

In the summer, it’s a maze of okra, squash, asparagus and tomatoes. Flowers drape into paths, honeybees go about their buzzy business, and an emu named Big Lou clacks his bill in his pen.

Sara Gottlieb, on the board of the land trust, manages the 40 community garden plots. She’s been gardening here for about seven years, “and I keep an eye on what’s growing, what’s flying around,” she says.