Effingham, IL / Effingham Radio May 7, 2021 | 1:15 PM Effingham Noon Rotarians and family members recently planted pollinator-friendly plants at Ballard Nature Center. Pictured, left to right: Jeff Bloemker, Joe Fearday, and Club President Kory Doty. Effingham, IL -(Effingham Radio)- The Effingham Noon Rotary Club recently joined forces with Rotarians worldwide to address the steep decline in pollinators around the globe. Operation Pollination is an effort deployed by Rotary International to bolster the habitats of bees and other species that assist in critical plant pollination. Causes of pollinator decline include habitat loss, a changing environment, pesticides, and parasites. There are many different pollinator species located throughout the United States and the world, including bees, wasps, ants, butterflies, moths, beetles, flies, as well as birds and bats. In the United States alone, pollination by honey bees contributed to over $19 billion of crop production.