{"id":213972,"date":"2026-03-21T04:48:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T04:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/213972\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T04:48:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T04:48:52","slug":"bee-city-austin-parks-and-recreation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/213972\/","title":{"rendered":"Bee City | Austin Parks and Recreation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    Austin is a Bee City!<\/p>\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sweat bee close up.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"820\" alt=\"sweat bee close up.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Becoming an official Bee City is not easy.\u00a0 Reversing the decline of native pollinators also takes work.\u00a0 To support these essential &#8220;workhorses&#8221; of our local ecosystems, the city has committed to various conservation efforts. While these initiatives can make a positive impact, we can&#8217;t do it alone\u2014we need your help! Native pollinators work tirelessly every day, often unnoticed, performing critical ecological tasks. Together, we can create a brighter future for these amazing insects. Join us in supporting and sustaining them, as they need our help now more than ever.<\/p>\n<p>Pollinator Week\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>June 22-28, 2026<\/p>\n<p>National Pollinator Week is an annual celebration to support pollinator health and raise awareness about protecting these vital creatures. During this week, you can get involved in various ways, such as planting for pollinators, hosting garden tours, or participating in online bee and butterfly ID workshops.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned for updates and events for Pollinator Week 2026!<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Austin is a Bee City! Becoming an official Bee City is not easy.\u00a0 Reversing the decline of native&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":213973,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133],"class_list":{"0":"post-213972","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-austin","8":"tag-austin","9":"tag-austin-headlines","10":"tag-austin-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213972","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=213972"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213972\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/213973"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=213972"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=213972"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=213972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}