Author: Katherine Smith
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Happy Pollinator Week!
It is Pollinator Week, and we’re busy getting ready for the annual festival organized by Peter Helfrich and Beecatur. My social media is blowing up with all sorts of information […]
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Thank you, Homegrown National Park! (#MosquitoBucket Challenge)
Homegrown National Park has featured our buckets on their page about the Mosquito Bucket Challenge 2025! We also got a nice shoutout on their social media over the weekend. We […]
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#MosquitoBucketChallenge
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I am thrilled that Homegrown National Park has just announced their Mosquito Bucket Challenge, which all of us B Buckets folks can join. I am working on stickers that we […]
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Growing with Dana
While I am doing my best to keep my day job and this passion project separated, there is, as is the case for most college faculty, I think, a consistent […]
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Community Day
We were thrilled to join Community Day, the City of Decatur’s Earth Day celebration at Legacy Park sponsored by the Environmental Sustainability Board. We had a great time talking to […]
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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 […]