Patrick & Henry Community College (P&HCC) was certified as a Bee Campus USA site, recognizing its commitment to pollinator-friendly practices that support vital environmental needs.
P&HCC is one of the 228 colleges & universities nationwide to join the Bee Campus USA movement. Its certification process was spearheaded by a collaborative team of P&HCC employees and dual-enrollment students at Piedmont Governor’s School for Mathematics, Science & Technology (housed on P&HCC’s campus).
“We are proud to receive this affirmation for practices that are already important to our PHamily and we look forward to continuing to enhance the habitats our campus provides for a variety of wildlife, including pollinators,” said Dr. Greg Hodges, P&HCC president.
Bee Campus USA is a national program designed to marshal the strengths of higher ed campuses to create better habitats for bees and other pollinators essential to our ecosystem. As part of its Bee Campus USA certification, P&HCC reaffirmed its commitment to pro-pollinator landscape management practices, including the use of native plants on campus. The P&H pollinators team also hosted an Earth Day event focused on pollinator support and has installed two bee hotels on campus.
Bee Campus USA is an initiative of the nonprofit Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation. Along with Bee City USA, its mission is to inspire communities to sustain pollinators with healthy habitats. More information is available at beecityusa.org.
