“Abundant, diverse pollinators ensure fertile, resilient landscapes and secure food systems for communities, and backyard gardens can restore numbers that strengthen regional plant reproduction,” says Kiersten Rankel, a botanist for Greg, an app that helps people optimize their plant-growing efforts. To get started, select a strip of land, rooſtop,
wall or yard that supports pollinators, including their migration, foraging and overwintering. Next, pick native and flowering plant species for the space. Perennials require less maintenance, as they come back each year. Start small. Even a few potted plants or a converted curb strip can have a big impact. Avoid using pesticides and herbicides. Beyond flowers, be sure to also include shrubs, twigs, rotting logs, branches, vines, ground cover and bare gravel. Determine if it is helpful or harmful to remove leaves from the ground in the fall and reduce or eliminate mowing practices, especially on roadsides or curbs. To make a bigger impact, talk with
neighbors and community members to create a larger corridor. Consider working with local schools, colleges, nature-focused nonprofits, government officials that oversee parks and city planning, nurseries and farmers. Te more people that are involved and invested in the corridor, the higher the odds of its continuing success. Create a map to see the full footprint of the
corridor; fill any gaps and remove invasive plant species. Include a wide diversity of native plants to serve pollinators at each stage of their life cycles. Te Wild Seed Project suggests having at least 10 pollinator-friendly plants to support them year-round with continuous blooms and shelter. An example of a giant pollinator corridor
is Project Wingspan, located in the Midwest and Great Lakes region. Te people behind this program are striving to create 18,000 acres of high-quality habitat to support local wildlife and pollinators. On a smaller scale, the town of Orleans, Massachusetts, is working to ensure their entire community is pollinator friendly. Tere has never been a better time to start
or join a pollinator corridor. Tose efforts could be the flap of a butterfly’s wing that changes the future for these vital creatures.
Kelcie Ottoes is a content writer for sustainable businesses, specializing in blog posts, case studies and white papers.
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