Oak Ridge Wayside: Enlisting Nature in Fight for Freedom

The Oak Ridge Pollinator Garden wayside.

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Main Text 
Oak Ridge residents understood the importance of pollination and pollinators. Along with their Victory Gardens, many also planted flower beds. These not only caught the attention of people, but also vital pollinator species, such as bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, bats, and beetles. Pollination provides nearly one-third of the world’s food supply and is completed by pollinator species carrying pollen from one plant to another. As areas are industrialized, pollinators lose critical habitats and many species have become threatened or endangered. 

Photo text: Oak Ridge residents having a conversation at their flower garden. 1940s  

 
Exhibit Panel Description 
A black and white exhibit panel on a black frame approximately four feet tall. The panel has a black band at the top and a title underneath that reads “Enlisting Nature in Fight for Freedom”. The center of the panel is covered by a black and white photo of two women working in a garden with a house in the background. The text on the panel is located at the upper left underneath the title. 
 
 
Visit This Exhibit Panel 
The Pollinator Garden wayside is located on the grounds of the Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge. The address is 461 W. Outer Dr. Oak Ridge, TN 37830.