Volunteers throw wildflower seeds into a freshly prepared 40-foot-by-50-foot bed of shredded mulch to launch Operation Pollination. The volunteers prepared the bed on Mahoning County Land Bank-owned property at the intersection of Ohio and Lauderdale avenues on Youngstown s North Side. (Contributed photo)
YOUNGSTOWN Operation Pollination, a new initiative led by the Rotary Club of Youngstown in collaboration with the Mahoning County Land Bank and other partners, is kicking off this month at sites across Youngstown to cultivate vital pollinator habitats, simplify property maintenance and promote positive health outcomes.
Several properties on each of the four sides of Youngstown have been identified to launch the effort. Volunteers will prepare and seed each of the locations, ranging from 1,200 to 2,000 square feet, with native wildflowers supported by shred mulching.
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Operation Biodiversity: Mission to plant 100,000 native trees and hedgerows
Glanbia Ireland is digging deep this December, January and February. It is partnering with its family farm suppliers and has begun an exciting new initiative to plant 100,000 native trees and hedgerows across the countryside in Ireland.
It’s all part of the company’s exciting new Operation Biodiversity programme which is supported by the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan.
The initiative is already up and running and Glanbia Ireland’s experienced CountryLife horticulturalists are working with farmers in what is typically a quieter time of year on many family farms.
Glanbia Ireland’s team of horticulturalists at its network of 14 award-winning CountryLife Garden Centres have created tree and hedgerow bundles for different soil types. It is helping farmers pick the best mix of bare root hedging and native trees to suit their particular needs. It’s the perfect time of year for such biodiversity work.
Kilkenny farm helps launch Operation Biodiversity - enriching our rural landscape
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sian.moloughney@kilkennypeople.ie
Award-winning dairy farmer and Operation Biodiversity Ambassador Bryan Daniels pictured his children, Toby (3) and Shannon (5), on his farm in Kilmoganny. Photo: Finbarr O Rourke );
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Glanbia Ireland and its family farm suppliers are embarking on an exciting new initiative to drive increased planting of trees and hedgerows in the Irish countryside through the Operation Biodiversity programme.
The initiative will utilise Glanbia Ireland’s experienced CountryLife horticulturalists to work with farmers to further enhance and enrich our landscape - and was launched on a Kilkenny family farm.