JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Johnstown can now call itself a Bee City USA, an initiative of the Xerces Society.
Through the Cambria Regional Chamber’s John B. Gunter Leadership Initiative, the project was created by Hali Andresky, Vaughn Burnheimer, Courtney Cavalier, Jennifer Gottwald, Amanda Martin and Michael Matlin with the goal to promote and enhance pollinator habitats and education within the City of Johnstown.
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