There are a variety of organizations throughout Tompkins County currently engaging in work to protect and promote pollinator health throughout the area, including:

• Commonland Community, located off of Route 79, is a development catered towards providing close proximity living to downtown Ithaca, while giving supportinga close connections to nature. The spaces around buildings and community garden have been adapted to include native pollinator plantings, with strong community engagement. 
• The Cornell Botanic Gardens system offers a series ofincludes several native plant gardens that in affectfunction act as mature pollinator habitats, such as . This includes, but is not limited to, the noteworthy Mundy Wildflower Garden home to spring ephemerals and native understory shrubbery. There is also the Buzzline – a 980 square foot flowering pathway that connects people and pollinators to the plants within the botanic gardens. For information on additional sites, see Cornell’s Sustainable Landscapes Trail. 
• The First Baptist Church in Ithaca, located in the downtown area, currently hosts a native/pollinator garden as one of their many Earth Care Projects that the organization engages in. The garden is located directly adjacent to the church, and offers the public ways to educate others on ways in which we can utilize land to support pollinator health alongside community well-being.
• The Cayuga Waterfront Trail is currently a certified pollinator pathway with the national Pollinator Pathway project. The trail, spanning from Stewart Park to Treman Marina, offers individuals in the Tompkins County area a variety of ways to enjoy Ithaca’s waterfront, including through walking, cycling, and skating, while seeing ways in which pollinator habitats can be incorporated into public spaces.
• The Marshy Garden is a grassroots endeavor that engages ecological restoration from an artistic perspective. What is at its core a pollinator garden, doubles as a sculptural artform and local experimental site where different methods of ecological restoration can be applied to see its efficacy in attracting native biodiversity. 

If your organization currently has a pollinator-friendly habitat and would like your information publicized on this page, please email us at tompkinspollinatorpathway@gmail.com.