More than 30% of our food grows due to the "free" work of pollinators. Yet that work isn't really free – the price is protecting and maintaining the habitat necessary to support our native pollinator populations.

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In recent years, pollinators have significantly declined due to habitat loss and pesticide use –  most notably bees and monarch butterflies.

 

But there is something you can do. Join with the Somers Land Trust and scores of other environmental organizations and countless gardeners in a grassroots initiative to establish and maintain pollinator-friendly habitats.

 

The Pollinator Pathway is a project of the Hudson to Housatanic (H2H) Regional Conservation Partnership, of which the Somers Land Trust is a member. The goal is to create pesticide-free, native-planted corridors for bees, butterflies, hummingbirds and other pollinators, stretching from the Housatonic to the Hudson Rivers.

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In Somers, we would also like to connect Rhinoceros Creek Reservation to Angle Fly Preserve, and beyond to Muscoot Farm and Lasden Park and Arboretum as a habitat corridor for pollinators and other wildlife.

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Lots of good ideas and resources

Pollinator-Pathway.org is a website rich with information and ideas, including:

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• Native pollinator plant lists and where to buy them

• Designs and ideas of how to transform your garden and lawn

• How to make a meadow

• Native bee identification

• Pesticide alternatives/organic lawncare

• Invasives to stay away from

• Other websites and articles