L.A. Zoo shows how to create native habitats
What are pollinators? The creatures who move pollen from one plant to another
In honor of Earth Day, Los Angeles Zoo leaders showed guests how to lure insects, birds, bats and bees to their homes, apartments, condos and communities — by planting a native habitat, even if all you have is two pots on a balcony.
Experts on Saturday showed how easy it is to create natural habitats, which have dwindled drastically in urban areas like Los Angeles and its suburbs.
Jake Owens, director of conservation at the zoo, said before the event, “The L.A. Zoo has been restoring native California habitat, both here at the zoo, and around Griffith Park for several years as part of our conservation strategic plan. Project Pollinator is the culmination of all these great initiatives, as it helps to further increase our impact on California conservation by focusing on the native habitats needed to sustain the pollinators that rely on Southern California.”
He thanked the zoo's partners at Theodore Payne Foundation, who helped “showcase a variety of different native gardens around our campus,
In honor of Earth Day today, parents and kids on Saturday checked out the new Los Angeles Zoo Project Pollinator, which shows how Southern Californians can create native habitats for pollinators in their homes, apartments or condos.