Snowshoe designated as Bee City
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Snowshoe Mountain Resort has partnered with the Pocahontas County Convention & Visitor's Bureau, SRCD, and West Virginia University to set aside an area on the mountain for enhanced pollinator habitat.
The Snowshoe Resort Community District (SRCD) has officially achieved Bee City designation from Bee City USA, a non-profit that provides a framework for communities to conserve native pollinators.
The Resort has partnered with the Pocahontas County Convention & Visitor's Bureau, SRCD, and West Virginia University to set aside an area on the mountain for enhanced pollinator habitat.
"Back in the spring we tilled up about 4 acres of land on the backside of our Silver Creek area at a place known locally as "The Airport" and planted a wide variety of native wildflowers." said Robin Visintin, Chair of Snowshoe's new Bee City Committee.
"Pollinators, and particularly bees, have been declining rapidly in recent years which is bad news for our global food supply. It's important that we start taking action now, not just here at Snowshoe but everywhere."
The designation makes Snowshoe only the second Bee City in West Virginia. The first community in the state to achieve Bee City status was Williamstown, in Wood County.