Camiro Pollinator Garden (2024-2025)

Since 2021, SABER has wanted to create a pollinator garden functioning as a haven for bees, butterflies, and other critical pollinators. This long-time goal began with transforming unused raised beds from the agriculture classes after successful negotiations with the school board in 2021. Then, we finally built our own pollinator garden in the fall of 2024 with five newly constructed raised beds, a trellis, and a bench contributed by the Agriculture class.

Pollinators are vital to our ecosystems, playing a crucial role in fertilizing plants that produce food and maintain biodiversity. Yet, they face significant threats from habitat loss, pesticide use, and climate change. Our pollinator garden is a step toward addressing these challenges, providing a sanctuary and awareness for these essential species.

The garden is not yet finished! We are constructing irrigation systems to sustain the garden, raising flowers indoors to prepare for spring, and constructing additional features including a birdhouse, insect hotel, and picnic table. Each addition enhances the garden’s purpose as both a functional habitat and an educational resource for the school.

By creating this garden, we hope to inspire others to protect pollinators and take meaningful action for our environment.