Author: Katherine Smith
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Community Day – Legacy Park
B BUCKETS was just invited to participate in the Community Day at Legacy Park, our local Earth Day celebration sponsored by the Environmental Sustainability Board. We are excited to make […]
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Understanding mosquito sprays – help from Xerces
April 12: I just came across an online conversation, which included this resource from Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conversation. I found their answers to questions about the safety of organic […]
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The Truth About Mosquito Sprays
I want to let everyone know about a webinar next week, hosted by the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, “The Truth About Mosquito Sprays.” I will be there. Join me! […]
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Designer Buckets!
March 25 I am thrilled to share our first art/design bucket after almost 9 months of experiments and prototypes. This one, appropriately, with bee balm and butterfly, integrating our pollinators […]
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Sprays & Buckets: Problem & Solution
March 21 My family has had Beecatur’s sign stating that MOSQUITO SPRAYING KILLS BEES in our yard for over 2 years. I am glad to have the B BUCKETS sign […]
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It’s Agriculture Appreciation Week!
March 19 Agriculture Appreciation Week seems like the perfect time to get ourselves going since we can’t have successful agriculture without pollinators. And if you haven’t already, please call Gov. […]
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Restocking Day
March 18 Intown Ace Hardware on Scott Blvd got more buckets today. They were down to only 1 this morning; and they posted our sign with instructions and a QR […]
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Mosquito Buckets are OUT (and IN)
March 16 Mosquito buckets are out in my yard; I have four, but I clearly need to add some more. And I need to remove some more invasives, again. I […]
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Plant Designs – a Preview
March 14 Ever since I envisioned spreading mosquito buckets throughout Decatur, I imagined them to be designed because it is how I think and what I do. We are getting […]
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Native Plants, Growing with Dana
March 13 After making buckets, I attended the lecture at Agnes Scott that Peter and I have co-organized: Growing with Dana, part of the Building on Dana project this year […]