Keep Midland Beautiful (KMB) is joining the nation in celebrating National Pollinator Week, which runs from June 17-23. A pollinator is an animal that transfers pollen from the male anther of a flower to the female stigma.
According to a June 17 Facebook post by KMB, the non-profit organization will mark the occasion by sharing facts about different pollinators.
KMB began National Pollinator Week by posting that there are nine different types of bumblebees native to Texas and that they are colony-minded.
The organization also shared that wasps, flies, hummingbirds, and bats join bees as pollinators.
According to its post, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is the main celebrator of National Pollinator Week.
A press release from the federal agency said that USDA supports pollinators through research, data collections, diagnostic services, pollinator health monitoring, pollinator habitat enhancement programs, pollinator health grants, and financial assistance programs.
According to its website, KMB was established in February 1983 with initial funding and support provided by the city and the Midland Chamber of Commerce. KMB was originally known as Clean Midland.
The primary objective of KMB is to empower individuals with the necessary tools and knowledge to maintain a clean, vibrant, and beautiful community. Its mission is "to educate and inspire, to bring about a clean, beautiful, and waste-free Midland."
As part of the Keep America Beautiful (KAB) Clean Community System, KMB also promotes recycling initiatives.