“I am only one, but still I am one.

I cannot do everything, but still I can do something.

I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.”

—Helen Keller

 

ACTIVITIES (like planting, for instance–things you can do on a personal, local level)

For the Flying Things: The birds, the bees, and butterflies!

• Don’t forget to put out food and water for the birds. And please, make sure the water isn’t frozen. If you can swing a heated bird bath, that would be great for them.
• Please, don’t pull, cut, or spray the dandelions! Bees need them for food, especially in the early spring. They also love clover blooms, if you’re lucky enough to have some.
• Got milkweed?  
  • It’s time to start thinking about milkweed! Check out these helpful articles and videos:
    • Help Save the Butterflies and Bees! They Need You!             
    • How to Grow Milkweed   (excellent article)
    • Milkweeds and How to Grow Them from Seed   
    • Milkweed and Wildflower Vendor Map                             
    • Planting Milkweed Part 1 – Collecting Seeds (Help The Monarch Butterfly)
    • Planting Milkweed Part 2 – Sprouting & Growth (Help The Monarch Butterfly)
    • Planting Milkweed Part 3 – Ready To Transfer (Help The Monarch Butterfly)
    • Planting Milkweed Part 4 – Banding Pods & Harvest (Help The Monarch Butterfly)

 

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Gardening This Month:

• Depending on your climate, you might be able to build any new beds you want for this year’s garden.

• Follow Color Us Empowered on Facebook where I share the best articles, videos, and other information about all aspects of gardening (among other things) that I can find.

 

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REMINDERS, OBSERVANCES, & EVENTS

• Honors women as significant agents of historical change.

 

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March 2

• Read Across America Day
  
  • For Additional Information:
    • Read Across America Day in the United States

 

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March 2

• Employee Appreciation Day
  • For Additional Information:
    • Employee Appreciation Day in the United States

 

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March 8

• International Women’s Day
  • Promoting access to education for girls and women to bring them out of poverty
  • For Additional Information:
    • Gender Avenger     
    • Facebook page                                    

• International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
• International Day of Forests
  • For more information:
    • International Day of Forests

 

• World Water Day
  • For more information:
    • World Water Day Official Site        
      

• Cesar Chavez Day