Contents SEPTEMBER 2021 * VOL. 77, NO. 9 16 Pollinator patrol By Tom Oder 20 28 T S I By H.M. Cauley 32 16 46 Monitoring the wetlands Adopt-A-Stream volunteers test, protect Georgia's waterways. By Rosalyn Dunn Snakes alive! Urban Kings and Project Pine Snake collect information on two native species. By Amber Lanier Nagle What's shakin'? Scientists track the earth's movements. Citizen-science project keeps tabs on insects statewide. 32 4 MAILBOX 8 GEORGIA NEWS 20 On the cover Ava Liburd, 7, and Aaron Murray, 11, explore the world of science at Interactive Neighborhood for Kids (INK), a hands-on museum in Gainesville where children can role-play and learn through practical experiences. (Photo by Studio Jaki Photography.) 10 CALENDAR OF EVENTS 14 CURRENTS 19 TRIVIA CONTEST 26 CURIOUS GEORGIA Georgia Southern University houses vast collection of ticks 34 AROUND GEORGIA Children's museums immerse youngsters in hands-on learning 41 COOPERATIVE CONCERNS A new, eco-friendly way for solar energy to shine 42 GEORGIA GARDENS Natural-dye gardens 46 GEORGIA COOKS Cooking with buttermilk 50 HOMETOWN HEROES #NewnanStrong www.georgiamagazine.org 3 SAMANTHA KENNETT COURTESY GREAT GEORGIA POLLINATOR CENSUS GEORGIA ADOPT-A-STREAM T e h u e s * I S c O i D MO / c e K C n O e * s * * * * * . C A R 7http://www.georgiamagazine.org