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"Dinah Zike of Comfort becomes a Pollinator Champion" - Pollinator Garden Assistance and Recognition Program PGARP

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Photos and Article Written by: Texas Master Naturalist, Hill Country Chapter

(all photos and text property of Texas Master Naturalist, Hill Country Chapter)



"Dinah Zike of Comfort becomes a Pollinator Champion


On Friday July 12, 2024 Sheryl Pender, Catherine Gauldin, Patricia Poore and Sandi Kennedy, all volunteers for the Pollinator Garden Assistance and Recognition Program (PGARP) were pleased to present a Pollinator Champions plaque to Dinah Zike of Comfort, Texas.




The plaque was presented by Sheryl Pender, the Kerrville coordinator. The PGARP program is a joint project involving both Texas Master Naturalist and Native Plant Society (NPSOT) volunteers who "educate local homeowners, groups, institutions and organizations about the importance of native plants and habitats in our Hill Country environment." https://txmn.org/hillcountry/pgarp/





Dinah is a true Renaissance woman, and in addition to being an inventor, gardener and educator, she also writes science and mathematics textbooks for McGraw Hill. Her pollinator garden is magnificent and although several plots of differing purposes are interconnected, the largest one begins at Simply Comfort, a shop located on High Street in Comfort.

They are used as a training ground for teachers, parents and tourists who visit the community.




Dinah and her architect husband moved to Comfort thirty years ago and over the years her garden has grown because she is constantly in the process of adding native plants, signage, native bee habitats and more. She truly deserved to be recognized as a Pollinator Champion."


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(all photos and text property of Texas Master Naturalist, Hill Country Chapter)


Thank you to Texas Master Naturalist, Hill Country Chapter for this honor and for the words and photos about the award!



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