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the idea of a pollinator garden. He immediately volunteered to help. Potential sites were evaluated, keeping in mind that there should be a natural source for water. An additional criterion was the overall visibility of the garden. “We wanted a place where people naturally congregated, not only to showcase the plants but to enlighten people as to how they can do it in their own backyard, even if it’s only with a few native plants,” Goldman said. Ghiloni Park seemed to check all the boxes. So, Paquin, Goldman and Marlborough Conservation Commissioner Priscilla Ryder began bringing the idea to fruition. Girl Scouts parlay project into Silver Award As plans for the garden moved forward, Girl Scouts Gabriella Casto and Skylar Monahan were looking for suggestions for projects that would help them earn their Silver Award. They approached Ryder for a list, and soon they were helping to plant and mulch the new garden. The girls also designed and wrote an educational pamphlet in conjunction with The Native Pollinator Task Force and the MetroWest Conservation Alliance. As part of the Silver Award guidelines, Girl Scouts must educate at least fifty people
and do fifty hours of community service. In line with that, at the official opening of the Pollination Preservation Garden late last month, the scouts were busy explaining the concept of saving the bumble bees and butterflies to attendees and handing out packets of Bee Balm flower seeds with their pamphlets. Now, they’re planning to help water the garden throughout the summer. They, in turn, are encouraging neighbors to plant their own gardens to help build what they describe as a “pollinator pathway” throughout the city to help pollinators move and grow their population.
Marlborough joins pollinator push While a first in Marlborough, this garden joins other efforts elsewhere in the region. Girl Scouts in Shrewsbury recently helped build a new pollinator garden within the town’s Lake Street Park. In Southborough, a yearslong effort has yielded an expansive pollinator habitat within the Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in town. Marlborough’s own pollinator garden, meanwhile, was supported with grant money through the larger group Keep Massachusetts Beautiful. Paquin, who also serves on the Marlborough Conservation Commission, coordinated that Garden | 15
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