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Pollinator Pathway Pepperell Welcome to the Pepperell Pollinator Pathway! Pepperell is a small town with a population of 12,000, nestled in the woods of north central Massachusetts. With a rich colonial history, small-town feel and beautiful natural resources, the town offers 20 miles of hiking trails. two federally-designated Wild & Scenic Rivers, and 3,000 acres of open space. To help preserve our resources, the town's Invasive & Native Plant Advisory Committee has partnered with town committees, nonprofits and conservation groups, residents and schools to create more sustainable landscapes on both public and private properties. One of the Committee's goals is to inform and encourage residents and organizations about how to rethink their own landscapes to increase biodiversity through use of native plantings and safe environmental practices. By joining the Pollinator Pathway Project, residents can create pathways from their own safe habitat properties to our protected lands and other private properties. Visit us on Facebook, at 'Green Pepperell ' Link to our "Native Plant Guide " Learn more about native and invasive plants and our Committee on the town website email us at: invcomm@town.pepperell.ma.us Town Gardens Town Hall Pollinator Garden 1 Main St., Pepperell MA 01463 In June of 2020, the Pepperell Garden Club partnered with the Invasive & Native Plant Advisory Committee and the Highway Department to transform the Town Hall garden. With the Town Hall sitting adjacent to the Library native plant gardens, this is our first true Pollinator Pathway. This highly-visible garden had become overrun with invasive plants, and all existing plants were non-native. Volunteers transformed the space into a showy pollinator garden, comprised of about 75% native plants, to include such pollinator powerhouses as mountain mint, butterfly weed, common milkweed, rose milkweed, spotted bee balm, bee balm, coreopsis, salvia, evening primrose, blue mistflower, asters, foxglove beardtongue. This garden demonstrates how to integrate sound garden design principles with sustainable gardening practices, all aimed at supporting pollinators. The Lawrence Library Gardens 15 Main St., Pepperell, MA 01463 Pepperell's Lawrence Library gardens have evolved from a formal Victorian design to a more modern aesthetic, which still exists today in some parts of the grounds. The library has multiple gardens around the property, each with its own unique character. Recently, a shift in perspective about sustainability and accessibility began to take root resulting in several new native plant gardens. Original art by Annette Cate The Pocket Pollinator Garden Most recently, in 2021, the Pocket Pollinator & Monarch Waystation Garden was added to demonstrate how residents can set aside even a small space in their own yards to aid pollinators. Prior to planting, a large area of invasive plants--Asian bittersweet, multiflora rose, barberry and garlic mustard were removed by the Invasive & Native Plant Advisory Committee and volunteers. The Highway Department provided a thick bed of arborist wood chips for mulch and to delineate a path. Signage was created and all the plants have identification labels. The 25 species of plants in our pocket garden are all "pollinator magnets," providing a range of color throughout the growing season. Some of the plants are: Spicebush, New York ironweed, cardinal flower, goldenrods, asters, sundial lupine, mountain mint, bee balm, great blue lobelia, coreopsis, golden Alexander, Eastern columbine, anise hyssop and pearly everlasting. This garden was designed and planted by the Invasive and Native Plant Advisory Committee and the Friends of the Lawrence Library Gardeners. The Children's Garden and the Native Shrub Entrance Garden Two smaller native gardens were added in 2019 and 2020. The first, at the entrance to the library, features native shrubs, including Arrowwood, Redbud, Red twig dogwood, New Jersey Tea and Bearberry. The Children's Pollinator garden has a Black Chokeberry shrub, bee balm, black-eyed Susan, mountain mints, butterfly weed, barren strawberry, evening primrose and more. This garden was designed and planted by the Friends of the Lawrence Library Gardeners. The Barbara Cooney Memorial Garden Also in 2018, the library was named a Literary Landmark by the American Library Association's United for Libraries in honor of children's author and illustrator Barbara Cooney, who lived in Pepperell for many years. The library was featured in her book Miss Rumphius . The memorial stone is surrounded by a bed of native Woodland Phlox and Sundial Lupines. This garden was designed and planted by the Friends of the Lawrence Library Gardeners. The Greens Brook Trail Woodland Garden n 2018, the library opened a woodland trail behind the library. The trail is accessible to people with motor and visual impairments, and offers a quiet space with seating for young and old. Along the trail, is a quiet woodland play area for children, named "Pooh's Thoughtful Spot." The trail entrance features a native plant garden with shade-loving favorites, such as Eastern redbud, Northern Bush Honeysuckle, Cardinal flower, wild geranium, Solomon seal, bloodroot, mayapple and more, all fronted with a bed of wild strawberry. This project was made possible by the Nashoba Conservation Trust , and the Friends of the Library . The Fitz Community Center - Pollinator Rain Garden 45 Main St., Pepperell, MA 01463 When Pepperell's old elementary school was converted to the "Fitz" Community Center in 2019, the front entrance garden was overrun with invasive bittersweet, swallow wort, and plenty of weeds. Volunteers cleaned it out and replanted it with 30 native plant species to provide color and interest throughout the growing season, all of which are pictured and identified on the Visitor Information Board. By using the rainwater runoff from the expansive building roof, this garden has not been manually watered since the year it was planted. The Nissitissit Middle School Outdoor Classroom Pollinator Garden 33 Chace Ave., Pepperell, MA 01463 Gardens are for sharing, and all the plants in the Nissitissit Middle School's new Outdoor Classroom pollinator garden were donated by residents, parents, students, teachers, and administrators. In June 2022, the school partnered with the Invasive & Native Plant Advisory Committee to share information with students about the importance of pollinators to the ecosystem, and to provide planting guidance. The students determined the garden design, dug the holes and did most of the planting in a single day. INPAC prepared a garden guide for teachers to use during the school year about the benefits of native plants, importance of pollinators, plant photos of what's in this garden, as well as descriptions and fun facts about each. There is a variety of native plants in this garden, of which about 80% are real native pollinator magnets, such as New England Asters, Wild Bergamot, Woodland Sunflower, Joe Pye Weed and Foxglove Beardtongue. Also included are trees such as White Oak and Gray Birch, that will one day shade this area and provide habitat for pollinators and birds. Shrubs round out the plant variety, including Lowbush Blueberry, Meadowsweet, Flowering Raspberry and Elderberry. Conservation Properties - Restoration Projects Keyes Parker Conservation Area 36 Oak Hill Road, Pepperell, MA The 70-acre Keyes Parker Conservation Area, owned by the town and managed by the Conservation Commission, was the focus of a significant brook continuity restoration project in 2022. The project used Nature-based Solutions to restore portions of Sucker Brook, a cold-water fishery and tributary of the Nissitissit River. The removal of a dam and replacement of an undersized culvert, restored the brook to a time when the brook ran free. The restoration effort connected fragmented sections of Sucker Brook, encouraged the natural movement of sediment, which had been impounded by the dam and undersized culvert, improved water quality and quantity, improved aquatic habitat and, included invasive plant removal and thousands of native plantings to complete the restoration effort. In concert with the culvert and dam work, the Invasive and Native Plant Advisory Committee spent many hours on this property removing and cutting back invasive Buckthorn, Asian Bittersweet, Honeysuckle, Autumn Olive and Multiflora Rose. Following the dam removal and construction phases, the Conservation Commission brought together the community - members from Trout Unlimited, the Invasive & Native Plant Advisory Committee, Nashoba Conservation Trust, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts and residents who frequent the trails on a day in May to install native wetland and meadow plants all around the areas that were disturbed by the construction and the invasive removals. Plants included: White oak, Red oak, Serviceberry, Winterberry, Highbush blueberry, Pussy Willow, Elderberry, Buttonbush, Black and Red Chokeberry, Silky dogwood, Speckled Alder, Arrowwood, Gray Birch, Nannyberry, Boneset, Blue Flag Iris, Swamp Milkweed, Spotted Joe Pye Weed, Wool grass, Lurid sedge, Sensitive fern, Pickerelweed, as well as native wetland seed mixes containing a selection of native grasses and wildflowers. Further, a local Girl Scout completed her Silver Service award for the work she did to plant seven Black Willow trees. All these native plants have helped reduce erosion by stabilizing soil, filtering water and purifying air, while supporting native fauna with food, shelter, and protection from predators. Conservation@town.pepperell.ma.us Conservation Properties - Restoration Projects - Seminatore Woods Pollinator Meadow - Pond St., Pepperell MA Nashoba Conservation Trust (NCT) transformed a 2-acre pasture covered with invasive plants into a pollinator meadow that is an oasis for bees, dragonflies, butterflies, and other wildlife. The meadow, part of the Seminatore Woods Conservation Area, is accessed via a lovely woodland trail off Pond Circle. With grant funding from the Community Foundation of North Middlesex and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), NCT worked with a Xerces Society consultant to create a multi-year Pollinator Conservation Activity Plan (CAP). The CAP included numerous suggestions to increase the diversity of flowering plants, providing more food and cover for a wide variety of pollinators. NCT volunteers began work in 2018 with access trail clearing and a widespread invasive plant removal effort, followed by soil preparation and wildflower seeding late in the year. In the spring of 2020, volunteers from the NCT community, along with student volunteers, planted an additional 600 plugs of 12 species of flowering perennials. The variety includes Butterfly weed, Scarlet bee balm, 2 species of Mountain mint, 2 species of Goldenrod, NY Aster, Foxglove beardtongue, Helenium, NY ironweed, and Cardinal flower. In addition to increasing biodiversity at the site, the pollinator meadow was envisioned as a model for Pepperell’s residents to create their own pollinator-friendly, native plant habitats. NCT sponsors educational activities for the community focusing on the beneficial role of pollinators and native plant species to our own well-being. Resources and Flyers Spring Invasive Plant Information Garlic Mustard Challenge Homeowners Guide to Invasive Plant Management Join The Pollinator Pathway Pepperell Video Resources Gardening with Native Plants Presentation Gardening with Native Plants presented by Deb Fountain February 24, 2022 Our Partners

Pollinator Pathway Bridgeport Welcome to the Bridgeport Pollinator Pathway - a work in progress! Anchor Gardens Geraldine Claytor Magnet Academy The students of Geraldine Claytor Magnet Academy in Bridgeport, along with their teacher, Ron Rapice, recently completed their pollinator garden project with great success. With the help of the Bridgeport Pollinator Partners as well as the Native and Oliver's nurseries, the students planted over 30 different types of plants, including milkweed, boneset, aster, and more. All are invited to come visit this beautiful garden. Black Rock Yacht Club Pollinator Garden Members of Black Rock Yacht Club including our Juniors have been working on establishing a pollinator garden starting in 2020 with the guidance of the Environmental Committee. With the help of donations of native plants from local gardeners as well as seedlings started by our Junior members the garden has more than 30 varieties of native plants that support pollinators and act as host plants for a variety of native butterflies and moths. It acts as an education for members in promoting native plants and the importance of avoiding pesticides. The hope is to expand the area in the club every year Blue Star Garden, St. Mary's by the Sea, Black Rock The Blue Star Garden, a native pollinator garden on the shores of Ash Creek, where it meets Long Island Sound, was established by the Black Rock Garden Club, to honor service members of the U.S. Armed Forces. Fairfield Avenue Pollinator Planters Black Rock Pollinator Partners teamed up with the Business Owners of Black Rock to set up pollinator planters in front of the restaurants and store fronts along several blocks of Fairfield Avenue. Our goals were beautification of the business district as well as the promotion of public awareness about the importance of pollinators. We were happily surprised by the number of pollinators that were actually attracted to our zinnias, lantana, black-eyed Susans, lobelia and verbena along the Avenue. We chose annuals for their long bloom time. Our efforts were supported by the business owners, Black Rock Compost Company, and several other donors. Black Rock Home Gardens Members of Black Rock Pollinator Partners have been adding native plants for pollinators and birds to their yards. More and more of our lawns are being replaced by native gardens, meadows and habitats. The native "meadow" along both sides of the fence includes ironweed, mountain mint, sneezeweed, beardtongue, milkweed, goldenrod and monarda. A brand new wildlife habitat (not pictured) contains witch hazel, winterberry, serviceberry, elderberry, chokeberry, ninebark, foam flower, monarda, asclepius, amsomia, meadow rue and more. Join The Pollinator Pathway Partner Organizations Ash Creek Conservation Association, Black Rock Garden Club, Black Rock Neighborhood Revitalization Zone, Black Rock Compost Company, Business Owners of Black Rock, Downtown Special Service District, Waterfront Advisory Board/Trust for Public Land For more information email us at mardimorrow@yahoo.com

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Pollinator Pathway Rocky Point Rocky Point Historical Society and Museum 172 Hallock Landing Road, Rocky Point A Historical Colonial and medicinal garden. With the support of ReWild of Long Island the installation of a native plant rain garden is in process. For more information email: info@rockypointhistoricalsociety.org Join The Pollinator Pathway

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

Pollinator Pathway Somerville

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