Thank you welcome to Bloomington today, I'm Emily Chaplin thanks for joining us. First, we bring you the Buzz for the week of May 10th through the 16th, be a part of helping biodiversity thrive in Bloomington, join Bloomington, Park staff and sustainability. Commission members to pull invasive garlic mustard along Nine Mile Creek. It's happening at Harrison Park on Saturday May 13th from 10 a.m. To noon. Garlic mustard is a non-native invasive plant that often moves in after Buckthorn is removed. No experience is necessary.

Instructions and Equipment will be provided just bring work gloves and a water bottle for additional details. Visit the short link on your screen. The city council takes action aiming to help pollinators on April 17th. The council voted to temporarily suspend enforcement of city ordinances related to lawn Heights, so residents can participate in Nomo May. The goal of the initiative is to allow yards to grow for the month of May, creating a habitat for early season pollinators. This is particularly important in urban areas where Floral resources are often limited.

City staff work on these efforts all year. Long last fall, Park maintenance, converted areas of mode Turf to Native Prairie in four Parks, adding approximately nine acres of pollinator habitat. The park maintenance team manages native plantings at 55 sites. Totaling 278 Acres across the city, learn how you can be a part of these efforts by visiting the short link on your screen. Bloomington Public Schools and Civic Partners collected thousands of pounds of food for Veep.

The district-wide food drive collected more than 11 thousand pounds of non-perishable food and more than fourteen thousand dollars in monetary donations. During its week-long district-wide food drive. This is the 13th Drive. The district has held. These donations will provide nearly 53 000 meals. Veep serves 10 000 people a month. More than half of those customers are children. Awesome work, Bloomington, Public Schools. That is the buzz on Bloomington today for the week of May 10th through the 16th.

If you would like to watch other stories from the show go to this week's playlist, City Hall is the place to be on Saturday May 20th get a preview of both the Bloomington Police and Public Works open houses plus a look inside firefighter Training Academy. Thanks for watching.

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