In a little park in Cooma there is a simple, modern memorial to the late 18th - early 19th century Polish patriot Tadeusz Kosciuszko. Cooma bills itself as the 'Capital of the Snowy Mountains' -- by virtue of it being the headquarters of the Snowy Mountains Scheme, even though it is actually on the Monaro High Plain, and not really in the mountains themselves.
- Provide habitat with flowers for food, and suitable nesting and resting places.
- Acknowledge and value pollination services in the agricultural industry.
- Monitor pollinators using systematic, scientific methods.
- Reduce overall use of pesticides (insecticides, fungicides, herbicides) and fertilizers.