Cabot’s Pueblo Museum is now home to Desert Hot Springs’ first pollinator pathway garden, an installation by The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens, according to NBC Palm Springs. The museum is at 67616 E Desert View Avenue. Its pueblo was built by artist Cabot Yerxa, according to Cabot’s Pueblo Museum.
The planting is part of The Living Desert’s Pollinator Pathway, which the organization describes as an effort to grow native plants at its grounds and establish gardens in underserved Coachella Valley communities. The organization says many places that once provided pollinator habitat have been altered or developed, including for agriculture, roads, golf courses, and nonnative home gardens. Its project aims to add habitat and encourage native California plantings, according to The Living Desert.
For the Desert Hot Springs garden, the selected native plants are intended to provide resources for adult pollinators and caterpillars, NBC Palm Springs reports. The Living Desert notes that native plants generally need less water than many nonnative varieties because they are adapted to local drought conditions.
The initiative began in the East Valley and is expanding across the Coachella Valley, according to NBC Palm Springs. The station reports that The Living Desert plans additional installations at parks, schools, and other public spaces. Its lead conservation biologist also advises residents that planting one or two native plants at home can help pollinators, the station reported.
