8A I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I dawsonnews.com
Wednesday, April 6,2022
Rotary club’s butterfly garden project nears completion
By Julia Fechter
jfechter@dawsonnews.com
Local residents and vis
itors will soon be able to
enjoy one civic group’s
vision for a scholastic and
family-friendly outdoor
attraction.
The Rotary Club of
Dawson County recently
finished installing the
major elements of a but
terfly garden project at
River Park, located off of
Ga. 9 South.
Rotary club vice presi
dent Brooke Anderson
and member Jeanne
Tompkins were the proj
ect’s managers.
So far, the civic group
has installed a butterfly
sculpture, elements of a
pollinator education gar
den, a new picnic pavil
ion and environmental
education signs.
Anderson first presented
a proposal for the endeav
or during the Board of
Commissioners’ Nov. 18
work session, where com
missioners ecstatically
responded to the idea.
The garden is round
ed, flanked by educa
tional signage and its
ground decorated with
brush, boulders and
flowers. In the garden
clearing, two picnic
tables were placed for
use.
Rotary members, their
friends and family mem
bers also built and
installed a new park
pavilion with tables
between the garden
clearing and the river
side pavilion.
Anderson explained
that the project’s idea
came from consideration
of Rotary International’s
seventh, newest area of
focus of supporting the
environment. He said the
civic group then coordi
nated with the county
government, particularly
Parks and Recreation, to
make the installations a
Photos by Julia Fechter Dawson County News
Above: As part of a civic project, the Rotary Club of Dawson County recently finished most of the work on a butterfly garden and
new pavilion at River Park. Below:There are two picnic tables in the same clearing area as the butterfly garden.
reality at River Park.
Rotary club members
and numerous other vol
unteers have gone out
for multiple work days
since mid-February, with
the largest number of
them gathering to work
on March 19.
Now, there is mainly
some smaller signage
and tidying up that
needs to be done around
the garden, Anderson
said.
“We wanted to add a
family element to the
project...so that it’d be
another location in
Dawson County where
families could enjoy
being outside and having
picnics, family gathering
[and] those sorts of
things,” he said.
He elaborated that the
garden’s proximity to
the new pavilion gives
people the chance to
learn about nature while
also having fun out
doors.
“We’re excited about
the work we’ve been
able to complete, and
we’re excited to put a
bow on it and wrap it up
soon,” Anderson added.
“When we do, I hope
that citizens and folks in
Dawson County enjoy it
and enjoy being outside
with one another.”
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