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Planting Events at San Benito County Historical Park

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Thank you students from ____ elementary and volunteers from the May 2nd event!
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Thank you to all volunteers and partner staff from the May 3rd event!
A group of children and adults gardening outside on a sunny day, with orange buckets, surrounded by trees and a small white building.
____ Elementary students preparing the soil for new native plantings.
Three people, gardening or doing a cleanup, collect branches amidst green foliage.
Invasive Poison Hemlock being removed from one of the sites at the Historical Park
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Protective wire caging being assembled for the new native plantings.
Sign for a pollinator garden promoting a sanctuary for bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Includes a QR code for more info.
New educational signage was installed for park visitors to enjoy.
A large group of children and adults posing together outdoors, with trees and cars in the background.
A group of people posing outdoors under a tree, with a barn in the background.
A group of children and adults gardening outside on a sunny day, with orange buckets, surrounded by trees and a small white building.
Three people, gardening or doing a cleanup, collect branches amidst green foliage.
May contain: clothing, glove, pants, person, footwear, shoe, accessories, glasses, hat, wood, box, car, transportation, and vehicle
Sign for a pollinator garden promoting a sanctuary for bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Includes a QR code for more info.

Thank You for Making Community Action Days a Huge Success! 

Check out this video from San Benito County's Facebook page showcasing the May 2nd Event.

A huge thank you to all the amazing volunteers who came out to San Benito Historical Park on May 2nd and May 3rd.  We were thrilled to see our community come together to plant native plants, remove invasive weeds, spread mulch, and install educational signage at multiple sights within the park. This hard work and dedication helped create the foundation of an extensive pollinator habitat that will benefit our local butterflies, bees, and other important wildlife for many years to come.  

A special thanks to all of the event hosts and partners including San Benito County, Keep California Beautiful, Keep America Beautiful®, Point Blue Conservation Science, San Benito County Historical Society, REACH San Benito Parks Foundation, Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, and California Climate Action Corps, a program of volunteers, Office of the Governor, for their support and collaboration that made this event possible.

Stay tuned for more events like this one- we look forward to putting more native plants in the ground both for the benefit of our ecosystems and the community!

 

 

COMMUNITY ACTION DAYS 

Calling all volunteers to help add pollinator plants that attract butterflies and bees and will help keep San Benito Bonito!  Followed by free lunch!

When:    Friday, May 2nd  & Saturday May 3rd, 2025 (attend one or both days) 9:00 am- Noon

Where:  San Benito County Historical Park, 8300 Hwy 25, Tres Pinos, CA 95023

Who:  All community members are welcome (registration is required:BIT.LY/SANBENITO2025)

What:  Volunteers will meet at 9:00 a.m. to receive orientation to pollinator habitat enhancement activities including: soil prep, planting native plants, and invasive weed removal at four sites within the County Historical Park.  Post-planting activities will include spreading mulch and installing educational signage.

The RCD will be giving away two species of CA native milkweed plants for volunteers to take home to plant in their own gardens to create habitat for monarch butterflies. 

How:  Register here  BIT.LY/SANBENITO2025 or use the QR code on  the event flyer.  For additional information call 831-636-4110 or email sbciwm@sanbenitocountyca.gov.

This community action event is hosted by a team that includes San Benito County, Keep California Beautiful, Keep America Beautiful®, San Benito Resource Conservation District, Point Blue Conservation Science, San Benito County Historical Society, REACH San Benito Parks Foundation, and Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation., in partnership with California Climate Action Corps, a program of California Volunteers, Office of the Governor.

The San Benito RCD is excited to be part of the team that is bringing this fun and educational volunteer opportunity to our community. The pollinator planting  will create lasting benefits – improving habitat for our native bees and butterflies, and beautifying one of our County’s “hidden gems” – the San Benito County Historical Park.  We are grateful to California’s Wildlife Conservation Board, the California Association of Conservation Districts, and Cal Volunteers for funding this important project.

We hope you will join us!

San Benito Community Action Days, May 2-3, 9 AM-12 PM, at Historical Park. Volunteer for pollinator planting. Free lunch. RSVP at the link.
San Benito Community Action Days event for volunteers, May 2-3, planting for pollinators. Free lunch. Call 831-636-4110 for info.
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