June 2020 Edition

Residents are encouraged to support pollinators by registering their garden or yard in the newest Village Challenge. The Plant for Pollinators Village Challenge aims to raise awareness about the importance of pollinators and how habitat creation can support pollinator populations.  Many pollinators, including monarch butterflies, have seen a significant decline in the last few decades due to overuse of pesticides and herbicides and loss of habitat. 

Garden registrations received from June 1, 2020 through December 1, 2020 will count towards the 2020 Plant for Pollinators Village Challenge. Each registration earns a point for your Village Association. Program sponsors, The Woodlands G.R.E.E.N. and Project PolliNation, will contribute scholarship money to the three Village Associations with the most points. When you register your garden, you will receive a Plant for Pollinators window cling in appreciation. You can find the garden registration form at https://www.thewoodlandstownship-tx.gov/1460/Register-Your-Garden

Registered gardens provide the basic needs of pollinators, including food, shelter and water in a chemical free zone.  The garden registration form highlights the many ways you can help pollinators, like offering nectar-producing plants for every season, leaving bare ground for burrowing insects and providing host plants so insects can lay eggs. The form is a great guide for those looking to start a pollinator garden offering many options including native plant lists, shelter ideas and water sources. 

Take action today to protect bees, butterflies, moths and many more pollinators.  

A string of scams are taking place asking people to make payments over the phone for things such as taxes, Covid relief,  hospital bills, bail money, debt collection, and utility bills. Regardless of the reason for payment, the scam follows a certain formula: The victim receives a call instilling panic and urgency to make a payment by purchasing App Store & iTunes Gift Cards or Apple Store Gift Cards from the nearest retailer (convenience store, electronics retailer, etc.). After the cards have been purchased, the victim is asked to pay by sharing the code(s) on the back of the card with the caller over the phone.

THIS IS A SCAM!!!  DO NOT MAKE ANY PAYMENTS BY PURCHASING GIFT CARDS AND SHARING CODES TO CALLERS!