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Let’s Talk Trash!
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Bee’s Wing Tabs to benefit
REplay from last issue...
What does the bumble bee have to do with the Passion flower and litter? BEES ARE POLLINATORS! When we decided to combine our state wildflower, the Passion flower and the state agricultural insect, the Bumblebee, it became clear that we must “BEE”come aggressive about the negative impact litter has on our community, wildlife, agriculture and waterways. According to the Journal of Ecology: http://onlinelibrary. wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365- 2745.2011.01793.x/pdf “Declines in availability of plant resources to pollinators are a major cause of pollinator loss. Nectar, the main energetic resource for pollinators, plays a central role in behaviour and composition of pollinator communities like BEES. Our results demonstrate that litter inputs and competition between plants for soil resources can alter nectar traits linked to plant attractiveness to pollinators. This supports the idea that below-ground plant– plant interactions for soil resources can influence above- ground plant–plant interactions for pollination services.” See more beginning on page #11!
Debbie Keenan The Keenan Group, Inc. Publisher Let’s Talk Trash! debbiekeenan@earthlink.net 615-746-2443 155 Keenan Court, Pleasant View, Tennessee 37146 Check out the sneak peeks of art projects in the works! I hope you enjoy this school-wide, year long Anti Litter Program. All schools are busy little “bees” working on their BEE Passionate Tennessee Cheatham wooden structures. Seeing some of the “sneak peeks” has been exciting to say the least. I can’t wait to see the finished projects! They will indeed be great art masterpieces! Go to our facebook page and let us know what you think! In each issue of Let’s Talk Trash! we will feature updates on this project. Become involved to stop littering in our couunty. It starts from early childhood!
ALL PROJECTS DUE: April 13TH Delivered to the Courthouse let us know if you need help, 615-746-2443) The Honor Society at Pleasant View Christian School has been collecting tabs off of aluminum cans and other trash around the campus. The wings of the bee are decorated with tabs. (We want to take them back off the sculpture at the end and send them with our other tabs to the “Tabs for Tots” program to benefit the Ronald McDonald House in Nashville.) The stripes on the bee are made of strips of plastic bags and trash bags the students found. We still have a way to go to finish, but the students have been creative with their ideas from their litter! This is a wonderful project to encourage students to help stop litter, clean up litter, recycle litter, and help others by being responsible for the treatment of litter! Thanks for the opportunity to participate! --Honor Society Sponsor Mrs. Tina James
Here are some Sneak Peeks of the Bee Passionate Art Projects. See more on page 4
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