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Pollinator Pathway Blacklick The Windrush Creek Nature Initiative aims to educate and encourage the 39 homeowner association residents to incorporate native plants and shrubs into their landscape design. The project is a good, natural use of the POA’s landscaping “waste.” Neighbors bring their downed limbs, logs, and clean yard waste to a wood “compost” storage area. These materials create a “sustainable permaculture,” which greatly reduces the need to purchase soil for the new mounds in the project. (Presently, this structure is temporarily housing the locally collected materials that will be used to begin construction of the new pollinator and rain garden beds, as well as to stage further materials that will be used to install a new walking path through the same bed areas). The project will improve an area that is not used for any specific purpose and attract pollinators. Jefferson Township has indicated that they will share this project with other HOAs in the area. In addition, the rain garden will help reduce the erosion runoff problem and provide more native plants and shrubs for pollinators. Join The Pollinator Pathway Our Partner Franklin County Pollinator Pathway

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Pollinator Pathway Waterford Welcome to the Waterford Pollinator Pathway anchor garden. This garden was first established in 2018 as a Pollinator Garden at the Waterford Public Library. This garden supports bees, birds, butterflies, and moths. Pollinators are essential for reproduction of flowering plants and agricultural crops. They rely on the nectar and pollen these flowers produce and in turn distribute pollen to other plants for fruit and seed development. Our goal is to create a pollinator friendly community wide project that continues to grow through enrichment programs, volunteer efforts, and Sustainable CT practices. Join The Pollinator Pathway Partner Organizations Town of Waterford Parks and Recreation, Town of Waterford Conservation Commission, Town of Waterford Library, Town of Waterford Pollinator Volunteers. For more information email us at waterfordpollinatorpath@gmail.com

Pollinator Pathway Cape Cod Welcome to Pollinator Pathway Cape Cod, a regional initiative to increase pollinator-friendly habitats and food sources for bees, butterflies, hummingbirds and other pollinating insects and wildlife across Cape Cod. Our goal is to create corridors of native trees, shrubs, and flowers that birds, bees, butterflies, and other insects can rely on as they travel throughout Cape Cod. We are working to EDUCATE towns, businesses, organizations, and home gardeners on the importance of creating pollinator friendly landscapes, ENGAGE them in the project, and DEMONSTRATE the beauty of such gardens through highly visible demonstration gardens such as those pictured below. Please view A RESOLUTION Declaring the Town of Orleans, Massachusetts a Pollinator-Friendly Community here . JOIN US! You can be part of the Pollinator Pathway Cape Cod. 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. Find our list of New England Native Plants for Pollinators for examples of commonly available natives and their seasonal bloom times. SUBTRACT a little lawn -- reduce the size 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. To join the Pollinator Pathway Cape Cod, individuals or organizations can click here to get your pollinator garden added to the Pathway map. Show your support for the Pollinator Pathway Cape Cod by purchasing one of our 9" round metal signs (pre-drilled holes). Mount it on a mailbox, fence post, shed or stake and let your neighbors know your yard is on the Pollinator Pathway. Signs available at Cape Cod garden centers and at garden events on the Cape. Contact us at pollinatorpathwaycapecod@gmail.com for details. Public Pollinator Gardens Jonathan Bourne Public Library, Bourne MA The Aptucxet Garden Club of Bourne installed a magnificent flag pole pollinator garden at the Jonathan Bourne Public Library. Approximately 100 plants and shrubs, both native and non-native, loved by pollinators were planted in 2024 and will be maintained by Aptucxet Garden Club members. Oak Crest Cove Gardens, Sandwich, MA This sunny, highly visible garden is at 34 Quaker Meetinghouse near Peter's Pond, between the parking lot and the Town Recreation Offices. The Sandwich Garden Club carefully researched Cape Cod native plants that would thrive in this location and support many native pollinators by providing host plants for their benefit and a long season of interest to all who visit. Orleans Conservation Trust Office, Orleans, MA The Orleans Conservation Trust staff and volunteers transitioned a prominent area around their building on Rt. 28 to all native plants in the Spring of 2023. As a founding member of the PPCC, the OCT wanted to highlight to visitors how a native plant garden can be established by using different planting approaches. The main bed was planted with 1-gallon perennials, while another area was seeded and a third area was planted with many native plant "plugs" or small plants. Town Green, Orleans, MA The garden beds in the Orleans Green adjacent to the Snow Library, have traditionally been planted with Rhododendrons - both native and non-native. In the past two years, the Nauset Garden Club and Orleans Improvement Association, working with Town staff, are transitioning this highly visible garden into a native plant garden with much greater diversity and seasonal interest. Including more native Rhododendrons and Azaleas. Saquatucket Harbor, Harwich Port, MA This project was a joint effort of the Association to Preserve Cape Cod and the town of Harwich Port. The efforts lead to replanting the sandy area under the boardwalk with appropriate native plant materials that thrive in the conditions of this approach from the parking lot to the marina. Wellfleet, MA Traffic Islands off Route 6 Three traffic islands were redesigned with native, drought-tolerant plants, and were funded, installed and maintained by the Wellfleet Garden Club. As noted in the 3rd photo, the pollinators have found the busy, but attractive location is to their liking. Meadow on Main - Chatham, MA Meadow on Main – Mayo House, Chatham Conservation Foundation Office in Chatham, MA showcasing Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) Photo Credit: Kathleen Connolly Photo Credit: Kathleen Connolly Photo Credit: Kathleen Connolly Falmouth Herb Garden 55 Palmer Avenue Falmouth, MA. 02540 The Herb Garden is just outside the 1790 Wicks House on Museum on the Green. It contains many medicinal herbs that were used by the original owner Dr. Francis Wicks. Thompson's Field - Harwich, MA Thompsons’s Field, a Town of Harwich property with a wildflower garden built and maintained by the Garden Club of Harwich features Golden Yarrow (Eriophyllum confertiflorum), Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea), Tickseed (Coreopsis) and Beardtongue ‘Husker Red’ (Penstemon digitalis ‘Husker Red’). Association to Preserve Cape Cod - Dennis, MA Pollinator garden at the headquarters of the Association to Preserve Cape Cod, Dennis MA featuring Monarch butterflies feasting on Common Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum) flanked by Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea). The garden also features Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa), Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) and Goldenrod (Solidago). Mass Audubon Society’s Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary - Wellfleet MA The Mass Audubon Society’s Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary in Wellfleet MA features a pollinator garden with Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis), Wild Indigo (Baptisia australis), New York Ironweed (Vernonia noveborecensis), Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta), Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale) and Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) supporting wasps, bees and moths. Theresa's Way - Orleans, MA A pollinator pathway at Theresa’s Way in Orleans, MA sponsored by the Orleans Improvement Association is under development. Lyn Peabody Wildflower Gardens - Brewster, MA Trillium luteum, Podophyllum peltatum and Iris cristata blooming at the Lyn Peabody Wildflower Gardens, maintained by the Nauset Garden Club at the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History, Brewster, MA Photo Credit: David March Photo Credit: David March Photo Credit: David March Memorial Park Garden 55 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA. 02540 The Memorial Park Garden maintained by the Falmouth Garden Club contains many pollinator friendly native perennials, shrubs & trees. A few of the perennials are Bee balm, Geranium, King Solomon's seal and Pink turtlehead. Some of the shrubs include Oakleaf hydrangea, Mapleleaf viburnum and Azalea. Native trees include American holly, Dogwood, River birch and Franklin alatamaha. Colonial Garden 55 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth MA 02540 A garden at the Museum on the Greens maintained by the Falmouth Garden Club. Join The Pollinator Pathway Join the Pollinator Pathway Cape Cod as a "Participating Organization" and be listed below! If your non-profit group, business, or town supports the above four principles of our regional project, and is working to increase pollinator friendly habitats and food sources on Cape Cod, we want to link to your organization's webpage and help you spread the news of your good work. To get started and to learn more, please email us at pollinatorpathwaycapecod@gmail.com . Current participating organizations include: Garden Clubs Aptucxet Garden Club of Bourne Garden Club of Brewster Chatham Garden Club Falmouth Garden Club Hyannis Garden Club Mashpee Garden Club Nauset Garden Club (Founding Member) Sandwich Garden Club The Garden Club of Harwich (Founding Member) The Garden Club of Yarmouth Village Garden Club of Dennis West Dennis Garden Club Wellfleet Gardeners Conservation Trusts and Audubon Barnstable Land Trust Brewster Conservation Trust Chatham Conservation Foundation (Founding Member) Dennis Conservation Land Trust Harwich Conservation Trust Long Pasture Sanctuar y Orenda Land Trust Orleans Conservation Trust (Founding Member) The 300 Committee Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary Sipson Island Trust Garden Centers Agway Cape Cod (Orleans, Dennis, Chatham) Cape Abilities Farm (Dennis) Hyannis Country Garden (Hyannis) Ponderosa Garden Center (Eastham) Soares Flower Garden Nursery (East Falmouth) The Farm (Orleans) Crocker Nursery (Brewster) Ecological Landscapers EcoPlantPlans LLC Environmental Landscape Solutions Gardens by Barbara Conolly JuliaGarden Design Kent Land Designs Parterre Ecological Sundog's Ecological Landscapes Terra Firma Permagardens Wilkinson Ecological Design Other Partners Association to Preserve Cape Cod (Founding Member) Brewster Ponds Coalition C.L. Fornari (The Garden Lady) Resilient Roots Hyannis Main Street BID Master Gardeners of Cape Cod (Founding Member) Orleans Improvement Association (Founding Member) Orleans Pond Coalition (Founding Member) Rotary Club of Yarmouth The Church of the Holy Spirit The Meetinghouse Farm Town of Orleans (Founding Member) Anyone can help in this effort – even a single pollinator plant placed in a pot on a deck or patio advances the cause. Cumulative efforts can make a huge difference to our pollinator populations, and they’re in desperate need of our help. We hope that you will join the fun! FOUNDING PARTNERS FOR MORE INFORMATION, QUESTIONS OR ORGANIZATION INTEREST IN PARTICIPATION PLEASE EMAIL US AT pollinatorpathwaycapecod@gmail.com

Pollinator Pathway Plymouth As the largest municipality in Massachusetts by area, Plymouth currently has approximately 28% of our 65,000 acres designated as protected open space. Plymouth contains the third highest per square mile occurrence of rare, threatened and endangered species of any community in Massachusetts, 36 miles of coastline and 365+ inland ponds including 32 globally rare coastal plain ponds. The town also sits on the second largest sole-source aquifer in the state. Foothills Preserve 84 Beaver Dam Road, Plymouth, MA The Foothills Preserve, a former cranberry agricultural site, was restored to native conditions in 2021 after acquisition by the Town. As part of this restoration, approximately 1 mile of brook was restored, and 58 different plant species comprising over 20,000 individual plants were placed throughout the site. These include important pollinator species such as: Blue Vervain (Verbena hestata ), Early Goldenrod (Solidago juncea ), Golden Alexander (Zizia aurea ), multiple Milkweed species (Asclepias spp. ), Purple Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia purpurea ), Swamp Azalea (Rhododendron viscosum ), and flowering shrubs such as Arrowwood Viburnum (Viburnum dentatum ) Blueberry species (Vaccinium spp. ), Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis ), Sweet Pepperbush (Clethra alnifolia ), and Winterberry (Ilex verticillata ). The Town was also fortunate to partner with MassAuduon at Foothills to help reestablish potential habitat for the Frosted Elfin (Callophys irus ), a butterfly in decline in Massachusetts. This included creating six separate locations on the property where thousands of the Elfin’s host plant, Yellow Wild Indigo (Baptisia tinctoria ), were planted with the help of dozens of volunteers. As part of this project, drill seeding also took place to establish populations of numerous other native species, include the pollinator species of Foxglove Beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis ), Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta ), Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa ), New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae ), Ox-eye Sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides ), Partridge Pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata ) and Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa ). Plymouth County Sheriff's Farm Companion & Pollinator Garden 74 Obery St Plymouth MA 02360 The Companion & Pollinator Garden at Plymouth County Sheriff's Farm is a partnership project of food production beds and pollinator plants put together with support from Mass Audubon and Terra Cura. This small but growing section of raised beds nestled within the petting zoo area can be found near the picnic area and parking lot. Beyond the raised bed project is a 90-acre farm - the oldest operational prison farm in the country that was historically used to grow food to feed inmates. As part of rehabilitative, educational, and vocational programs qualified inmates are eligible for work assignments on the farm. The farm now grows and donates thousands of pounds of fresh vegetables to area food pantries every year. Also at this location is the new hydroponics and aquaponics Environmental Justice Education Center. Included is a raised bed dedicated to native plants. Swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis) Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) Clustered mountain mint (Pycnanthemum muticum) Anise Hyssop (Agastache foeniculum) New England Aster(Symphyotrichum novae-angliae) Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) https://www.pcsdma.org/farm.html Wildlands Trust at Davis Douglas Farm 675 Long Pond Rd, Plymouth, MA 02360 Wildlands Trust, at Davis Douglas Farm, has four pollinator gardens, a pollinator friendly herb garden, and a new wildflower meadow. Almost all plants are native and include, swamp milkweed, butterfly weed, turtlehead, lobelia, rudbeckia, partridge pea, sweet fern, pearl everlasting, and many many more. Included on the farm are pollinator friendly trees and shrubs including sourwood and crab apple trees, cranberry vibernum, winterberry, bayberry, and witch hazel. Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary 60 Beaver Dam Road, Plymouth MA 02360 Mass Audubon Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary, a former cranberry farm, underwent the largest freshwater ecological restoration in the Northeast. The restoration included planting of 20,000 native species and today, pollinators can be found throughout the 481-acre sanctuary including Wild Indigo (Baptisia australis), New York Ironweed (Veronia noveborecensis), Joe-Pye Weed (Eutrochium purpureum), Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata), Lance-leaved Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata), Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa), Foxglove Beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis), Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca), Common Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum) and many more. The sanctuary can be accessed at 60 Beaver Dam Road in Plymouth and is open 7 days a week, dawn to dusk. Seaside Trail – Nelson Park The Seaside Trail received a significant facelift in 2023 through paving, benches, and plantings. Thanks in part to a generous donation from a local resident, dozens of plants were placed throughout the trail area in fall 2023. This included two Flowering Dogwood trees (Cornus florida ), and dozens of shrubs and herbaceous plantings to include Blue Wild Indigo (Baptisia australis ), Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster sp. ), Sweet Pepperbush (Clethra alnifolia ), native grasses, and 2,400 daffodil and tulip bulbs. Redbrook 237 Wareham Road, Plymouth, MA Redbrook is an award-winning residential community inspired by nature, with cranberry bogs, towering trees, and open skies. Only a quarter of the entire site will be developed; the remainder will be preserved in its natural state. Pollinator pathways and wildlife corridors connect to rare species habitats and pine barren forests. Redbrook has designated permanently protected open space, including a conservation area preserved in perpetuity as a federally endangered moth habitat. Nature trails and newly developed neighborhoods incorporate entrances that utilize native trees, shrubs, and perennials. A community-planted Miyawaki Forest, the first in Southeastern Massachusetts, was dedicated during Redbrook's 2024 Earth Day celebration. Learn about this remarkable tiny forest in the Redbrook press release. Redbrook residents are encouraged to grow native and drought-tolerant plants in accordance with the Redbrook Approved Plant List, eliminate synthetic pesticides and fertilizers, and connect with the Pollinator Pathway Project. Manomet Observatory 125 Manomet Point Road, Plymouth, MA 02360 Manomet Observatory represents nearly 40 acres of eastern forest, coastal bluff, freshwater wetland and open grassland habitat. A living laboratory, to date over 300 species of bird, 500 species of insect and nearly 250 plant species have been documented on the property. Visitors are encouraged to enjoy the Kathleen “Betty” Anderson Nature trail, which winds through a series of old farm fields and former cranberry bogs, now being managed to provide habitat for migratory birds, pollinators and other wildlife. Interpretive signs and a wildlife viewing blind along the trail offer information and a chance to observe wildlife up-close. The trail begins at our information kiosk and ends at a bluff overlooking Cape Cod Bay and the Garden for Wildlife, a formal garden showcasing native plantings that promote local biodiversity. Trail is open dawn to dusk, seven days a week. For more information, visit https://www.manomet.org/manomet-observatory / Myles Standish Native Plant & Pollinator Gardens 194 Cranberry Rd, Carver, MA 02330 In early 2023, Friends of Myles Standish State Forest volunteers began working on existing gardens around the Forest's headquarters buildings by enhancing the beds with pollinator-friendly species native to the region's Atlantic coastal pine barrens habitat. The main pollinator garden, located near the corner of Lower College Pond and Cranberry Road on the Plymouth/Carver border (below Smoky the Bear sign), now includes Common, Butterfly and Swamp Milkweed, Common Boneset, Joe-Pye Weed, New York Ironweed, Sweet Pepperbush, Downy Goldenrod, Bearberry, Little Blue Stem, Stiff Aster, Bird Foot Violets and Sickle-leaved Gold Aster. Additional gardens near Forest Headquarters will be enhanced in 2024. The Friends of Myles Standish State Forest welcome volunteers interested in assisting with this project. They also offer planned hikes, annual Earth Day events, a photo contest, a family fishing derby and more. For more information, email friendsmssf@gmail.com Russel Mill Pond Conservation Area 204 Long Pond Road Two former buildings in the Russel Mill Pond Conservation Area were demolished between 2022 and 2023, and their footprints planted to help accelerate the recovery process. Flowering species such as Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta ), Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa ), Early Goldenrod (Solidago juncea ), Heath Aster (Symphyotricum pilosum ) Partridge Pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata ), and Purple Joe-Pye Weed (Eutrochium purpurea ) were planted in these locations, along with numerous native grass species to provide cover for native animal species. Town Brook Corridor Since 2002, dozens of projects and five dam removals have occurred to assist in diadromous fish migration. As part of these projects, impoundments created by dams are drained and planted with native species. Multiple locations along Town Brook including the Patuxet Preserve, Holmes Park, and walking areas along the Brook have received attention and plantings with native seed-mixes, plugs, and shrubs such as Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta ), Blue Vervain (Verbena hestata ), Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis ), Joe-Pye Weed (Eutrochium spp. ), Milkweed Species (Asclepias spp. ), Nannyberry (Viburnum lentago ), New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae ), Pink Azalea (Rhododendron periclymenoides ), White Meadowsweet (Spiraea alba ), and Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa ). Plymouth Public Library 132 South Street, Plymouth, MA The Plymouth Public Library is fortunate to have a number of areas on the property designated for gardens. In 2023, through a grant from the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, the library was able to construct a garden with 8 - 4’x8’ raised beds along with with a 4’x 16’ bed designated with native pollinators. The 8 raised beds grow vegetables and herbs for the library’s Little Free Pantry. Included in the planting of the pollinator garden is Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa), Spotted Bee Balm (Monarda punctata), Mountain Mint (Pycantheum muticum), Foxglove beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis), Purple lovegrass (Eragrostis spectabilis), Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly weed), plus much more. There are also fruit trees planted on the front lawn including apples, pears and paw paws. The front garden beds which are maintained by the Plymouth Garden Club include two pollinator gardens each with Butterfly weed (Asclepias incarnata), Black-eyed Susan ( Rudbeckia fulgida), Massachusetts bearberry (Acrostaphlos uva-ursi), Foam flower (Tiarella cordifolia), Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea), Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis), Anise hyssop (Helenium agastache). www.plymouthpubliclibrary.org Plimoth Patuxet 137 Warren Avenue, Plymouth, MA 02360 Plimoth Patuxet Museums is a living history museum located on the banks of the Eel River overlooking Cape Cod Bay in Plymouth, MA. The Museum offers powerful personal encounters with history built on thorough research about the Wampanoag People and the Colonial English community in the 1600s. While a private residence of the Hornblower Family at the start of the twentieth century, the property was landscaped by the Olmstead Brothers and Mary Parsons Cunningham. Henry Hornblower II founded the museum in 1947 and it has since expanded to include a 17 th Century English Village, Historic Patuxet Homesite, a Grist Mill on Town Brook and a replica ship, Mayflower II. Today the 137-acre museum is home to a wide variety of plants, including many native pollinators that nourish the pollinators from bees to hummingbirds to monarch butterflies that can be found across campus. Every spring, the museum hosts a plant sale of thousands of plants, including many native varieties like Hoary Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum incanum), Anise Hyssop (Agastache foeniculum), Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa), Black Eyed Susans (Rudbeckia hirta) and more. * Indicates gardens that are accessible with an entry ticket to the museum. Visitor Center Pathway Garden The paved pathway from the large archway to the parking lot to the scenic pavilion overlooking the Eel River leads museum guests to the Visitor Center and provides a popular walking path for several locals and their dogs. Flowering species including Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea), Yellow Goldenrod (Solidago Canadensis), Hoary Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum incanum), Beach Plums (Prunus maritima), Bee balm (Monarda didyma), Joe Pye Weed (Eutrochium purpureum) and White Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) create a rainbow of native plants from early spring to late fall. Patuxet Homesite Gardens* The Historic Patuxet Homesite provides space for guests to learn about the Native peoples who have lived here for over 12,000 years and the 17th-century lifeways of a culture that continues to thrive today. Every year the gardens at the center of the site and by the cooking arbor and plants in the surrounding landscape blossom with native pollinators including Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa), Swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnate), Sunflower (Helianthus annuus), Wild Strawberry (Fragaria vesca), Virginia Rose (Rosa virginiana), Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus) and High Bush Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum). 17th Century English Village Gardens* The 17th Century English Village creates an immersive reproduction of the first street of Plymouth Colony in 1627. Kitchen gardens, a large corn field and the surrounding landscape feature Yellow Goldenrod (Solidago Canadensis), Swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnate), Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa), Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta), Anise Hyssop (Agastache foeniculum) and High Bush Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum). Pollinator Garden* The forthcoming Pollinator Garden is planned for planting by the Craft Center Pavilion in Summer 2024 thanks to volunteers from the museum’s Horticulture Volunteer Team. The Pollinator Garden will give a sampling of the variety of native pollinator plants present in Southern Massachusetts. Some plants that will be found here are New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae), White Yarrow (Achillea millefolium), Iron Weed (Vernonia noveboracensis), Hoary Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum incanum) and Bee Balm (Monarda didyma). Plimoth Patuxet Museums is open daily 9am-5pm from April-November. Tickets to the museum may be purchased online at https://plimoth.org/plan-your-visit. Additional Resources To see the Town of Plymouth's Pollinator Pathway Action Plan please visit this link: Plymouth Pollinator Protection Plan To see and/or download a booklet entitled: "Invasive Plants, The 'Dirty Dozen" of Plymouth: Identification and Control" click on https://www.plymouth-ma.gov/documentcenter/view/3479 Native Plants Recommended for Homeowners and Planners in Plymouth County, Massachusetts" compiled for the Southeastern Pine Barrens Alliance: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VMUY9nc6bVO-kM7vGxWh5o5DpoxNbjbS/view To see Sustainable Plymouth's list of Pollinators, Gardening & Habitat Resources: https://www.sustainableplymouth.org/resources/#PollinatorsandHabitatResources To see or download a booklet from the Southeast Pine Barren's Alliance entitled "Native Plants Recommended for Homeowners and Planners in Plymouth County, Massachusetts please click on the following link: Native Plants RecommendedforHomeowners and Plannersin Plymouth County, Massachusetts Join the Plymouth Pollinator Pathway Our Partners Sustainable Plymouth, Wildlands Trust, Town of Plymouth, Mass Audubon, Plymouth Public Library SustainablePlymouth@gmail.com

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Pollinator Pathway Prosser Streetside Heritage Garden The garden demonstrates the beauty of shrub steppe native plants and low-carbon, local materials through a simple design that balances ease of movement with ample planting space. The garden is divided into four beds based on soil type – Standard, Sandy, Lithosol, and Sunken (water-needier plants), showcasing the diversity of shrub steppe habitat and ensuring plants are in conditions that support their thriving. The garden was highly inspired by Brad Lancaster’s work (harvestingrainwater.com), but adapted to the native ecology of Eastern Washington’s shrub steppe. The garden features local basalt stone sourced from roadsides and a dairy a few miles out of town and urbanite (reused broken concrete) salvaged from a sidewalk on the same property and other sites. More information and other projects by the garden's designer can be found at woollypoddesign.com . Street Address: 1118 Playfield Ave., Prosser WA, 99350 Join The Pollinator Pathway NW

Pollinator Pathway Tompkins County Welcome to the Tompkins Pollinator Pathway! We are a collaboration between Cornell University and the Tompkins County community whose mission is to bring people together to plant, conserve, and connect pollinator habitats across the county. Our upstate NY county includes cities, towns, and hamlets such as Ithaca, Lansing, Groton, Dryden, Caroline, Danby, Newfield, Enfield, and Ulysses, all situated within a matrix of agricultural and forest lands. Beautiful natural features of the area include Cayuga Lake, numerous renowned gorges and waterfalls, four state parks, a wildlife management area, numerous local parks and many meadows and forests owned or conserved by the Finger Lakes Land Trust. One notable component of the Pathway is the Cayuga Waterfront Trail, 8 miles of ADA compliant multi-use trails dotted with multiple native plantings connecting waterfront destinations along the southern shore of Cayuga Lake. It also connects to the Black Diamond Trail that links Ithaca to Taughannock State Park. Our county has strong community-farm linkages supporting our local food system. To help connect these habitats and the species within them, we encourage individuals and organizations at all levels to plant native species, reduce pesticide use, create nesting and overwintering habitats, and spread the word about the value of biodiversity. Pollinators are critical for growing our food crops and sustaining healthy, natural ecosystems. By connecting people with nature and safeguarding local food supplies, the Pathway also supports the health and well-being of people throughout our communities. Please visit the Thompkins County Pollinator Pathway to learn more - Tompkins Pollinator Pathway – Engaging the Community to Restore Plant and Pollinator Biodiversity (cornell.edu) Photo Credit: Rick Manning Photo Credit: Rick Manning Photo Credit: Rick Manning Cayuga Waterfront Trail The Cayuga Waterfront Trail is an eight-mile multi-use trail that links the City of Ithaca’s key waterfront destinations. The Trail links Stewart Park to Treman Marina following the shores of Cayuga Lake and the Cayuga Inlet,passing Ithaca’s most popular waterfront destinations along the way. It is a safe and accessible path for strolling, running, biking or inline skating. Whether you walk one mile or roll over all eight miles, the wide paved Trail is the best way to experience all that Ithaca’s waterfront has to offer. Along the way, you will find custom design Waterfront Trail benches and bike racks; interpretive panels; and many trailheads, overlooks and special gardens comprised of mostly native, pollinator plantings. The landscape along the trail definitely trends on the wild side to minimize mowing and maintenance and provide cover and food for the bugs and birds that reside or travel through the area. Marshy Garden at The Soil Factory The Marshy Garden project is a living, restorative, and scalable artform. Through cooperative design vision and native plant installation, what was once a monoculture turf lawn and debris dumping ground, is now transforming into an ecological oasis and experimental site for local restoration. The project’s principal objective is to increase flora & fauna biodiversity through the growing, planting, and caring of native plants. This increase in plantings enable the attraction of both generalist and host-specific insect, bird, and mammal species, providing them with edible sustenance and ability to find shelter and nesting sites. The project is managed by Ash Ferlito, an artist and skilled bird + moth ecologist, and Brandon Hoak, a trained designer and ecological gardener. They view the project through a lens of sculpture – architecture for animals – developing texture, topography, and interest through diverse plantings and habitat. “By viewing ourselves as a meaningful extension of our environment, knowing the vitality we can bring to it, we continue to work diligently, growing thousands of native plants from seed, planting them by hand, and tending to them as kin”. To join, click on the link below to view the steps you can take to get involved within the county. Additionally, feel free to get in touch directly by emailing us to be added to our listserv or get more information. Our email is tompkinspollinatorpathway@gmail.com . Join the Pollinator Pathway Email us at tompkinspollinatorpathway@gmail.com to join or learn more. Partners The Tompkins County Pollinator Pathway was started by a team at Cornell University in the Departments of Public & Ecosystem Health and Natural Resources & the Environment. They collaborate with community members throughout Tompkins County and with organizations that conserve land and guide policy and actions in individual towns such as the Friends of Stewart Park and the Ulysses Bee Friendly Community Committee. See our website to explore a list of our local partners.

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