Pollinator Pathway

Formed out of a 2016 community land stewardship project by environmentalist Donna Merrill of Wilton, CT, the Pollinator Pathway is a Northeast organization focused on encouraging local citizens and municipalities to plant native pollinator-friendly plants and avoid pesticides and chemical fertilizers. By linking these individual efforts to a larger collective organization they hope to share resources and materials that will promote the expansion of this project more efficiently, while building a sense of community. To learn more about this organization, go to: https://www.pollinator-pathway.org/

Homegrown National Park

Homegrown National Park is a grassroots call-to-action to regenerate biodiversity and ecosystem function by planting native plants and creating new ecological networks. Their initial goal is to help promote 20 million acres of native plantings across the U.S. This represents approximately ½ of the green lawns of privately-owned properties. To learn more about this organization, go to: https://homegrownnationalpark.org/

Pollinator Partnership

Founded in 1997, the Pollinator Partnership is a longstanding non-profit organization focused on aiding pollinators through concentrated efforts such as: North American Pollinator Protection Campaign (NAPPC), annual Pollinator Week, and Ecoregional Native Planting Guides for Pollinators. Pollinator Partnership’s mission is to promote the health of pollinators, critical to food and ecosystems, through conservation, education, and research. To learn more about this organization, go to: https://www.pollinator.org/

The Xerces Society

The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation is a national, non-profit organization that aims to protect wildlife through the conservation of invertebrates and their habitats, including for pollinators. The organization is engaged in ongoing pollinator conservation programs, and provides a variety of resources for individuals across the country to engage in similar conservation work, including through planting pollinator-friendly native plants. To learn more about the organization, go to: https://xerces.org/