Local homeowners have taken up the cause of No Mow May, which encourages people to temporarily pause their lawn-mowing in order to support the bees, butterflies and moths vital to pollination. In early spring, weeds are some of their prime food sources.
A #DGKS⥠sign is pictured outside the Cider Gallery, 810 Pennsylvania Street.
The newly developed well-being branch of Douglas County’s pandemic response team has launched its first project: a hashtag campaign meant to help residents stay positive.
Margaret Weisbrod Morris, chief executive officer of the Lawrence Arts Center, is one of the leaders of the well-being branch. She said it was established to pay more heed to the community’s mental health, “because it’s been such a long slog, the pandemic.”
The team’s first project is an effort to spread smiles while also leading residents to wellness resources by using and spreading the hashtag #DGKSâ¥.