New pollinator gardens and park signs in Whitefish
The new pollinator garden and park sign in Baker Park. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
An example of the old, reactionary signs stands at Grouse Mountain. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
One of the new Bee Kind signs posted in city parks that includes information about pollinator gardens. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
The new pollinator garden and park sign welcome visitors to Grouse Mountain Park. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot)
What happens when the Whitefish Park Sign Plan meets and marries an idea for pollinator gardens?
Whitefish Parks and Recreation Director Maria Butts and Community Services Director Carla Belski have been working on the city’s Park Sign Plan since 2020, the same year that Children’s House Montessori School suggested a pollinator garden in Memorial Park.
Merging the two projects seemed natural and, recently, a dozen city parks received pollinator gardens and new monument signs.
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