Woven Works Park Native Pollinator Planting.

On December 10, 2022, TriadWild!, the local chapter of the North Carolina Wildlife Federation, held a successful Native Pollinator Planting at Woven Works Park, just off Murrow Boulevard.  The volunteers planted over 100 pollinator plants and shrubs, including several varieties of coreopsis and echinacea.  A grant from the Rotary Club of Greensboro covered the full cost of all the plants. 

City of Greensboro Parks and Recreation employee Matthew Hicks selected the plants and their planting sites, along with help from volunteer Maury Schott.  TriadWild’s president, Robin Davis, said “It is wonderful when so many parts of our community – the City of Greensboro, Action Greensboro, Greensboro Rotary Club, TriadWild!, and interested citizens  – can join forces to improve our environment.  Come spring and summer, this will be a beautiful area full of pollinator plants, where folks from all over the city can learn about the importance of native plants for our environment.”  Maxie B’s Bakery and Dessert Café provided refreshments for the volunteer crew.

Jon Wall, a Greensboro Rotary member and board member of the North Carolina Wildlife Federation, said “Restoring native pollinator habitat is important for so much of our wildlife, and it is great to create this ‘oasis’ in the middle of downtown Greensboro.  NCWF website has lots more information, here, on the importance of native pollinators, including recommended lists of native plant options.” 

The Downtown Greenway is a public-private partnership between Action Greensboro and the City of Greensboro.  Woven Works Park is one of four major works of public art that are the cornerstones of the four-mile loop that encircles downtown Greensboro.   Downtown Greenway Project Manager Dabney Sanders notes “These enhancements at the Bird, Bee, and Butterfly Pollinator Garden at Woven Works Park further our goal to create beautiful spaces along the Downtown Greenway that educate, inspire, and are good for the environment.  This partnership joins a tradition of community partnerships that have made this project so successful.”