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Pollinator Pathway Ridgewood Students plant a native garden at Hawes School. Homeowner's pollinator waystation. Photo by J. Epiphan. Students plant a native garden at Hawes School. Yes, we can address the rapid disappearance of pollinators! Our vision is a community crisscrossed with corridors of pesticide-free waystations for butterflies, bees, and birds. From flowerpots and pocket gardens to mini-meadows, from private to municipal properties, Ridgewood can be a haven of thriving wildlife. We imagine a future when lawns are smaller, replaced by pollinator-friendly trees, shrubs, and perennials, and our children can watch butterflies during the day and fireflies at night. To realize this dream, we encourage sustainable land management: native plantings, removal of invasives, avoiding all pesticides, including organics (which can smother pollinator eggs and affect reproduction), and leaving leaf litter. And pollinators will benefit if we all rethink our lawns (see suggestions here) . Working together, we will live in harmony with the ecosystems that sustain us. Ridgewood's Pollinator Pathway initiative has just begun, with wide enthusiasm and several gardens already planted! We encourage everyone to join us, both here and in bordering communities. Please register your property and spread the word! Learn More: Download the Ridgewood Pollinator Pathway Brochure Contact: ridgewood.pp@gmail.com Check our Facebook page for gardening information, updates and news about plant sales. Join The Pollinator Pathway Partner Organizations Native Plant Society of New Jersey/Bergen Passaic Chapter, Village of Ridgewood, Green Ridgewood/Green Team, Ridgewood Public Library ridgewood.pp@gmail.com

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Pollinator Pathway Huntington The Town of Huntington is located in northwestern Suffolk County, New York, bordering Long Island Sound on its north end, along with numerous bays and harbors. The Township of Huntington includes four incorporated Villages (Northport, Asharoken, Lloyd Harbor, and Huntington Bay) and several prominent unincorporated hamlets (Cold Spring Harbor, Elwood, Huntington, Huntington Station, South Huntington, Melville, East Northport, Halesite, Dix Hills, Centerport, Greenlawn, and Fort Salonga). The Huntington Pollinator Pathway Project is part of a larger initiative of the Suffolk Alliance for Pollinators (SAP). SAP is a coalition of local groups making Suffolk County a greener pollinator corridor through good gardening practices. The SAP goal is to amplify the efforts of many groups helping residents, towns and communities become part of the growing regional initiative led by the Pollinator Pathway. JOIN US! You can be part of the Pollinator Pathway Town of Huntington. Simply: ADD a few more natives--trees, shrubs, and flowers that are adapted to local conditions are the best food sources for native pollinators and often require less water. Information on New York/Long Island natives can be found on Cornell Cooperative Extension | Pollinator Support (ccesuffolk.org). ADD your Garden to the Pollinator Pathway Map •REDUCE the size of your lawn and mow less often. AVOID chemical fertilizers and pesticides -- they’re not healthy for pollinators or anyone else. LEAVE the leaves -- go easy on the fall clean-up of beds and borders since many pollinators over winter in leaf matter. Kubecka Community Garden Pollinator Garden 95-99 Dunlop Rd, Huntington, NY A Native Pollinator Garden was created in 2022 on the grounds of the Town of Huntington’s Kubecka Community Garden on Dunlop Road in the Town of Huntington, NY with donated plants from community members, ReWild, Long Island, and LI Native Plant Initiative. It was created and is maintained by a group of CCE Master Gardener Volunteers. More than 25 different native plant are included with the goal of having continuous bloom throughout the season and offering different host plants for a variety of bees, moths and butterflies. Greenlawn Train Station Native Garden 34 Boulevard Avenue, Greenlawn, NY 11740 In the summer of 2017, Greenlawn Civic Association and Long Island Native Plant Initiative (LINPI) worked with the Town of Huntington to transform an 850 square foot strip of overgrown junipers full of litter into a native garden, our hamlet's "High Line". With dogwood trees, shrubs such as chokeberry and blueberry, and 400 perennials including butterfly weed, bluestem grasses, baptisia australis (false blue indigo), chelone glabra (turtlehead) , monarda fistulosa (wild bergamot) and solidago speciosa (showy goldenrod) there is four season interest and wildlife activity for pedestrians and commuters to enjoy. In 2023, an environmental sign was installed by Nelson Pope listing the plants and the pollinators they attract. Volunteers from the Greenlawn Civic (greenlawncivic.org) and Centerport Garden Club (centerportgardenclub.org) help maintain it through the year. Scudder Park Native Garden 99 Ketchum Pl, Northport, NY 11768 The Scudder Park Native Garden was established to beautify a corner of Scudder Park in Northport. The garden was designed, planted, and is maintained by Cornell Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteers in cooperation with the Village of Northport Parks Department. Perennial, drought tolerant plants were selected based on the site’s condition, which is dry, sandy, sunny, and windy. The plants are also salt tolerant, which is important as this area suffered major flooding in 2012 due to Hurricane Sandy. Many of the plants are native to the area and once established require minimal care. These plants provide nesting sites and nectar for bees, butterflies and other insects and help sustain beneficial pollinators. Included are Northern Bayberry, Red Bud Tree, Switchgrass, Little Blue Stem, Indian Grass, Yarrow, Common Milkweed, Butterfly Weed, different types of asters and goldenrods, and many more. Many of the plants were purchased from Long Island Native Plant Initiative and funded with a generous donation from an anonymous donor. Gateway Community Garden Gateway Park, Lowndes Ave, Huntington Station, 11746 Gateway Park Community Garden is on the ground of Gateway Park in the Village of Huntington and was created in 2016 as an Earth Day project donated and installed by National Grid volunteers, Town of Huntington personnel, and Garden volunteers. The initial plantings included native grasses, mountain mint and iron weed, chokeberry. Common milkweed popped up in the garden that year as well courtesy of a neighbor who was growing some in a yard near the garden. Some wood asters moved in as well. A local group gave Gateway a small grant and it was used to purchase goldenrods, asters, Joe Pye Weed, hyssop leaved mountain mint and flat topped goldenrod from LINPI. At the south end of the garden there is a wonderful Black Oak (Quercus velutina) and a Prunus serontina. Squirrels are planting black walnut trees (Juglan nigra) all over the garden. There is at least one Northern Catalpa in the park. In 2019 in another Earth Day project, PSEG donated and planted a number of Oaks, one or two Liriodendrons (Tulip Trees) and an Amelanchier (Service Berry) on the Teich House museum property which is part of Gateway Park. Join The Pollinator Pathway Partners Suffolk Alliance for Pollinators: ccesuffolk.org/gardening/suffolk-alliance-for-pollinators-sap Cornell Cooperative Extension, Suffolk County https://ccesuffolk.org/ ReWild Long Island www.rewildlongisland.org Long Island Native Plant Initiative (linpi.org ) Northport Native Garden Initiative (northportngi.org ) pollinators.huntington@gmail.com

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Pollinator Pathway Carter County In Carter County, we’re buzzing with excitement as our Pollinator Pathway takes root! From the new gardens at First Baptist Church Olive Hill,Motor Carrier Solutions, Cosmic Athletics Center, Little Dippers Childcare and Learning Center, and the Olive Hill Arts & Heritage Center, to our established blooms at the Business Cultivation Foundation’s garden at the Grayson Tourism Cabin and the Wonder Kids garden at Grayson Sports Park, we’re stitching together a living quilt of color and habitat. Our mission is simple: plant more, spray less, and let our county blossom into a haven where bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds can wing it from garden to garden. We hope schools, churches, businesses, nonprofits, and backyard dreamers alike will join us to keep Carter County abuzz with life. To get involed please email kypollinatorpathway@gmail.com Wonder Kids 596 Robert and Mary St, Grayson, KY 41143, USA Our native garden is a living classroom for Wonder Kids designed to showcase the beauty and importance of Kentucky’s native plants.This space is filled with diverse species that provide food and habitat for pollinators, demonstrate traditional uses, and highlight the resilience of local ecosystems. Children explore the garden to learn how native plants support butterflies, bees, and birds, while also discovering their cultural and practical uses. Through hands-on lessons, they see how these plants once sustained Appalachian families and how they continue to play a vital role in maintaining balance in nature. A few of the plants you’ll find here include: Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) – loved by pollinators and valued for its traditional medicinal uses. Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) – a hardy wildflower that brightens the landscape and feeds pollinators. Bee Balm (Monarda fistulosa) – a pollinator magnet with historical uses as a tea. Milkweed (Asclepias spp.) – essential for monarch butterflies. Wild Bergamot (Monarda didyma) – fragrant and rich in nectar for hummingbirds and bees. Goldenrod (Solidago spp.) – Kentucky’s state flower, supporting late-season pollinators. Together, these plants create a vibrant outdoor classroom where children can connect with the land, learn about sustainability, and discover the deep ties between people, plants, and pollinators. Hope Farm & The Book Nook Hope Farm & The Book Nook has a creek in front covered in native plants such as Goldenrod, Mullein, bamboo, Sycamore, Queen Ann's lace, Purple Nettle & viaretu of wildflowers. It is a butterfly and hummingbird filled space. Cultivating Community Garden 200 Carol Malone Blvd, Grayson, KY 41143 Our pollinator pocket garden at the Cultivating Community Garden may be small, but it’s packed with purpose and personality. Nestled beside a historic log structure, this container-based garden features a cheerful mix of native and pollinator-friendly plants including wild petunia, yarrow, bee balm, goldenrod, sunflower, and honeyberry . Each one was chosen for its ability to attract bees, butterflies, and beneficial insects. One of our favorite successes is how quickly the pollinators found us—especially the bumblebees that can’t seem to get enough of the bee balm. The tall sunflower has become a neighborhood favorite, and the garden’s playful bee decor makes it a hit with children and passersby. We’ve had some challenges with heat stress and watering in containers, but community teamwork and consistent care have helped keep everything thriving. This garden shows that even a few pots and a wagon can become a vibrant, educational, and biodiverse space. It’s a joyful part of our larger mission to cultivate community through gardening. Join The Pollinator Pathway

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