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This new downtown mural was painted by artist Matt Willey as part of his series , “ The Good of the Hive ,” highlighting the importance of pollinators .
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A brand-new mural featuring bees , a butterfly , a pond and spring flowers now graces a wall at the downtown Laguna Beach County Water District building . Commissioned by the Laguna Beach Garden Club , the mural was painted in February by renowned artist Matt Willey to raise awareness about the plight of pollinators and the need to help them . Willey ’ s mission is to hand paint 50,000 honey bees — the number in a healthy hive — around the globe and he has already completed nearly 40 permanent murals , including one at the Smithsonian ’ s National Zoo in Washington , D . C . The local club hopes to educate the community and get this “ hive ” to think collectively about the importance of pollinators and how the world ’ s agricultural crops — and thus , our food supply — are threatened by the precarious situation that bees are facing with colony collapse disorder and other factors endangering their lives . The Laguna Beach Garden Club , which now boasts more than 220 members , has been making a difference in the environment since 1928 . The club partnered with electric vehicle brand Rivian , which recently opened the renovated Rivian South Coast Theater in town , to present a party celebrating the start of the mural project and the club ’ s education efforts , calling for change to correct the problems pollinators are facing . ( Laguna Beach Garden Club : lagunabeachgardenclub . org ) ( Matt Willey : thegoodofthehive . com ) — S . S .
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