Novelist W.Kinsella’s line in Shoeless Joe, “If you build it, he will come,” is a common mantra associated with habitat restoration projects for a good reason: the transformation from empty field to lush meadow takes time and/or action to bring back diversity. In Bend’s Orchard Park, that means prepping and planting an area to attract hummingbirds and other pollinators by staff and volunteers from Bend Park & Recreation District, Pollinator Pathway Bend, East Cascades Bird Alliance and Wild Birds Unlimited.
