Land of promise
Longtime Coeur d'Alene residents Bill and Kathi Kaufman are transforming their yard into a meadow to provide food and nectar sources for honeybees, native bees and other pollinators that keep the ecosystem healthy and vibrant. The Kaufmans are seen here in their yard on Friday.
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Bill Kaufman stands between two red stem bushes in his back yard Friday afternoon as he discusses the different plant life that will spring up to attract and nourish pollinators.
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Kathi Kaufman on Friday stands in the field behind her house, which will soon become a wonderland of flowers that provide food and nectar sources for pollinators.
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University of Idaho Master Gardener program coordinator Kara Carleton on Friday holds an educational observation hive as she talks about how native bees like to nest in pithy stems and burrows.
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COEUR d’ALENE — They can tell you about the birds, and the bees, and the flowers, and the trees and the moon up above....
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