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Pollinator Pathway Mansfield Buy a sign Welcome to the Mansfield Pollinator Pathway. The Mansfield Town Council adopted a Pollinator Resolution in 2020. We are currently working in collaboration with the Towns of Chaplin and Windham, Joshua Trust, Eastern Connecticut State University and The Last Green Valley to establish contiguous, safe habitat for birds, bees, butterflies and other insects. Our Eastern Connecticut region contains bountiful trails and rivers which will become a documented pollinator pathway including private and public spaces, from small flower boxes or curbside strips to large parcels of land. Pollinators come in all shapes and sizes, from tiny wasps to butterflies to hummingbirds. Many insects have evolved to be plant specific and depend exclusively on native plants to host their larvae. Most local bees only have a travel range of half a mile before they need to refuel. Similarly, many native plants depend on specific soil conditions and pollinators to bear fruit. As a result, we need to involve our community in connecting our fragmented nature preserves, parks, town owned properties and our backyards with pollinator friendly plants. Regardless of where you live, your efforts can make a difference to our pollinator numbers and will help improve the quality of our town's air, water and soil. Please join us! Town Gardens Merrow Meadow Park Merrow Meadow, a 33-acre park along the Willimantic River, is part of the Willimantic River Greenway. Joe pye weed, golden rod and perennial sunflowers in bloom. A bumblebee in a Touch-me-not. Our pollinator friends need: Food and shelter Access to water An environment free from harmful chemicals Ways that you can participate: Join in upcoming events Plant native plants and manage invasive species Take the Pollinator Pathway Pledge if you own property Pollinator Pathway Pledge Take a Quiz About Pollinators Can you go one step further and join the Kiss My Grass - Goodbye program? If you keep areas of lawn for its own sake (not used for playing or entertaining for example) we would love you to kiss that grass goodbye by replacing the grass with native plants. Sources of native plants: https://www.pollinator-pathway.org/where-to-buy-native-plants Partners For more information email us at waltonvd@mansfieldct.org

Pollinator Pathway Islip Township Buy a sign Welcome to the Town of Islip, NY – Pollinator’s Pathway! The Town of Islip is the 3rd largest Township in the state of New York and consists of the cities of Bay Shore, Bayport, Baywood, Bohemia, Brentwood, Central Islip, East Islip, Fire Island, Great River, Hauppauge, Holbrook, Holtsville, Islip, Islip Terrace, Kismet, Lake Ronkonkoma, Lonlyville, North Bay Shore, North Great River, Oak Beach-Captree, Oakdale, Ronkonkoma, Sayville, West Bay Shore, West Islip, West Sayville, Brightwaters, Islandia, Ocean Beach and Saltaire. The Town of Islip Pollinator’s Pathway Group is part of the Suffolk Alliance for Pollinators (SAP). SAP is a coalition of local groups whose goal is to make Suffolk County a greener pollinator corridor through good gardening practices. The goal of SAP 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. SAP will work to make Suffolk County gardens pollinator-friendly by creating habitats and food sources for bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, and other pollinating insects and wildlife. SAP will promote pollinator-safe environments by educating home gardeners about new approaches to lawn care, promoting cultivation of native plants, fostering gardening best practices, and avoiding pesticides. This coalition will undertake outreach programs with the help of public libraries and a range of municipal entities. We are attempting to identify “qualified “pollinator gardens within the Township of Islip and add them to the L.I. Pollinator Pathway Map. We want to identify gaps and see a lot more butterflies & bees in 2023! If you are interested in volunteering in the Town of Islip Pollinator Pathways, please contact us at Islip.Pollinators@gmail.com . Thank You. Join The Pollinator Pathway Partners MUNICIPAL LEADERS: Islip Township https://islipny.gov/ Supervisor Angie Carpenter (631) 224-5500 supervisorsoffice@islipny.gov Office Address: Town Hall Second Floor 655 Main Street Islip, New York 11751 Department of Parks & Recreation: Commissioner Thomas Owens Office: Brookwood Hall 50 Irish Lane East Islip, NY 11730 Email: commissioner-rec@islipny.gov Website: https://islipny.gov/departments/parks-recreation-and-cultural-affairs Phone (631) 224-5411 Fax(631) 224-5440 Office Hours: M-F 8:30am to 4:30pm Department of Environmental Control Commissioner Martin J. Bellew Office: Town Hall West 401 Main Street, Room 302 Islip, NY 11751 Email: commissioner-dec@islipny.gov Website: https://islipny.gov/departments/environmental-control Phone (631) 595-3630 Fax (631) 224-5651 Office Hours: M-F 8:30am to 5:00pm Islip Town Parks Foundation Website: https://isliptownparksfoundation.org/ Incorporated Village of Brightwaters Website: https:// www.villageofbrightwaters.com/departments Village Administration: Village Hall 40 Seneca Drive Brightwaters, NY 11718 631 665-1280 Brightwaters Department of Public Works: DPW Yard 141 Orinoco Drive Brightwaters, NY 11718 631-983-2960 (please leave a message) Email: highway@villageofbrightwaters.com Incorporated Village of Islandia Website: https://www.newvillageofislandia.com/village-hall-elected-officials/ Village Office: 1100 Old Nichols Road Islandia, New York 11749 Phone: (631) 348-1133 Incorporated Village of Ocean Beach, Fire Island https://fireisland.com/ocean-beach-fire-island/ https://villageofoceanbeach.org/boards Village Office 315 Cottage Walk (Corner of Bay Walk & Cottage Walk Mail: P.O. Box 457, Ocean Beach, NY 11770 Email: info@villageofoceanbeach.org Phone: 631-583-5940 Fax: 631-583-7597 Incorporated Village of Saltaire, NY PO Box 5551, Bay Shore, NY 11706 Village Office (631)583-5566; Fax (631) 583-5986; Public Safety (631) 583-5572 https://www.saltaire.org/ https://fireisland.com/towns/saltaire-fire-island/ Public Officials: https://www.saltaire.org/officials.pdf Islip.Pollinators@gmail.com

Pollinator Pathway West Bayshore Buy a sign West Bayshore is a hamlet located on the South Shore of Long Island in Suffolk County, New York. It is part of Islip Township, which is the third largest Township in The State of New York. It is also the home of Sagtikos Manor and Gardiner County Park. Sagtikos Manor is one of the oldest structures in the Town of Islip. It is also the home of the Sagtikos Manor Historical Society and Friends of the Manor Gardens (FMG), a standing committee under the umbrella of the Sagtikos Manor Historical Society FMG is dedicated to the maintenance and the restoration of the historic landscape at Sagtikos Manor. They are responsible for: • Keeping up appearances • Resurrecting the plants within the 80 yr old walled garden • Decorative Plantings • Research • Garden Events and Grounds Tours Gardener County Park: Gardiner County Park is a 231 acre nature-oriented public park on the Great South Bay, known for its beautiful hiking trails, and bird watching. It is also a fabulous dog-walking park. Sagtikos Manor Montauk Hwy Between Manor Ln & Gardiner Dr The walled garden, commissioned by Sarah Gardiner and built in the 1930’s is enclosed by a red brick wall constructed by Italian masons. Archival photos show a grid plan used within the walls that showcased roses, a vegetable garden and long peony runs. There is also a garden house, cold frames and statuaries. The highlight of the garden is a peacock fountain sculpted by Mary Aldrich Fraser, whose father Spencer Aldrich was a prominent and active Bay Shore resident. The gardens, long neglected, are currently being restored by the Friends of the Manor Gardens. Sagtikos Manor Montauk Hwy Between Manor Ln & Gardiner Dr West Bay Shore, NY 11706 631.854.0939 Email: info@sagtikosmanor.org Gardiner County Park Montauk Hwy, Bay Shore, NY 11706 Gardiner County Park a 231 acre nature-oriented public park on the Great South Bay in Suffolk County, New York. Gardiner Park offers a large off-leash dog park as well as activities that include bird watching, hiking, nature and fitness trials. Gardiner Park recently added a “Butterfly Garden”. Join The Pollinator Pathway For more information, please visit https://www.pollinator-pathway.org/about and https://www.pollinator-pathway.org/towns/islip. If you are interested in volunteering in Islip Township Pollinator Pathways, please contact us at Islip.Pollinators@gmail.com . Thank You. List Partners/Organizations Involved Islip Township https://www.islipny.gov/ Supervisor Angie Carpenter (631) 224-5500 supervisorsoffice@islipny.gov Office Address: Town Hall Second Floor 655 Main Street Islip, New York 11751 Department of Parks & Recreation: Commissioner Thomas Owens Office Address: Brookwood Hall 50 Irish Lane East Islip, NY 11730 Email: commissioner-rec@islipny.gov Website: https://islipny.gov/departments/parks-recreation-and-cultural-affairs Phone (631) 224-5411 Fax(631) 224-5440 Office Hours: M-F 8:30am to 4:30pm Department of Environmental Control (DEC) Commissioner Martin J. Bellew Office Address: Town Hall West 401 Main Street, Room 302 Islip, NY 11751 Email: commissioner-dec@islipny.gov Website: https://islipny.gov/departments/environmental-control Phone (631) 595-3630 Fax (631) 224-5651 Office Hours: M-F 8:30am to 5:00pm Islip Town Parks Foundation Website: https://isliptownparksfoundation.org/ Sagtikos Manor Historical Society P.O. Box 5344 Bay Shore, NY 11706 631.854.0939 e-mail: info@sagtikosmanor.org Friends of the Manor Garden Email: sagtikosfmg@gmail.com Gardener County Park Montauk Highway, West Bay Shore (631) 854-0935 (seasonal) Administration: (631) 854-4949 Islip.Pollinators@gmail.com

Pollinator Pathway Bay Shore Buy a sign Welcome to the Bay Shore Pollinator Pathway! Bay Shore is one of the older hamlets located in Islip Township, New York, United States. It is situated on the South Shore of Long Island, adjoining the Great South Bay. As of 2023, we have partnered with Suffolk Alliance for Pollinators (SAP). Our mission is to establish a pollinator pathway through Bay Shore by increasing the amount of pollinator gardens that we can add to the L.I. Pollinator Pathway Map. GET INVOLVED! Native plants provide the food and habitat needed for pollinators Adding native perennials, trees and shrubs increases biodiversity. Gardeners can be problem solvers!!! For more information: https://www.pollinator-pathway.org/towns/bayshore. Register your site: https://www.pollinator-pathway.org/register Email: bayshorepollinators@gmail.com Bayshore Native Gardens include: Bayshore Garden Reflection Park Bayshore Manor Park Join The Pollinator Pathway For more information, please visit https://www.pollinator-pathway.org/about and https://www.pollinator-pathway.org/towns/islip. Partners Islip Township Supervisor Angie Carpenter (631) 224-5500 supervisorsoffice@islipny.gov Office Address: Town Hall Second Floor 655 Main Street Islip, New York 11751 Department of Parks & Recreation Commissioner Thomas Owens Office: Brookwood Hall 50 Irish Lane East Islip, NY 11730 Email: commissioner-rec@islipny.gov Website: https://islipny.gov/departments/parks-recreation-and-cultural-affairs Phone (631) 224-5411 Fax(631) 224-5440 Office Hours: M-F 8:30am to 4:30pm Department of Environmental Control Commissioner Martin J. Bellew Office: Town Hall West 401 Main Street, Room 302 Islip, NY 11751 Email: commissioner-dec@islipny.gov Website: https://islipny.gov/departments/environmental-control Phone (631) 595-3630 Fax (631) 224-5651 Office Hours: M-F 8:30am to 5:00pm Islip Town Parks Foundation Website: https://isliptownparksfoundation.org/ Bayshore Beautification Society & Bayshore-Brightwaters Summit Council: Website: http://beautificationsociety.com/about-us/ Email: bayshorebeautification@gmail.com Bay Shore Beautification Society PO Box 698 Bay Shore, NY 11706 Community Reflection Park 106 West Main Street Bayshore, NY Bayshore Manor Park bayshorepollinators@gmail.com

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Pollinator Pathway Andover Buy a sign Our mission is to promote native plantings and healthy habitats for pollinators throughout our community. Each of us can make a difference, starting right in our own yards. Joining the Andover Pollinator Pathway is easy—you can put your garden on the map by doing the following five things: • Plant native plants, including trees, shrubs, grasses, and flowers. • Reduce the use of chemical fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides in favor of safer alternatives. • Control invasive plants • Reduce lawn size in favor of native plantings • Leave leaves in the landscape in the fall By doing so, we will improve the connections between the many natural spaces in town, creating a robust ecosystem with a greater diversity of native species. We invite your interest and involvement. Please explore the Andover Pollinator Pathway website for planting ideas, techniques that help pollinators survive the winter and thrive, and insight into why “growing organic” can benefit the whole community. Reach out to us at andoverpp@gmail.com to be added to our mailing list. Whether you are a beginner who is just discovering native plants or an experienced gardener, we invite you to participate. We will send you updates on programs, local plant sales and other items of interest. Public Pollinator Gardens Local Native Plant Nursery Sources Always ask for straight species rather than cultivars that have been modified for larger blooms or exotic colors. Garden in the Woods 180 Hemenway Road Framingham, MA (508) 877-7630 Exclusively native. Open seasonally. Check site for availability and hours. Visit the beautiful gardens and buy plants at the nursery. Featuring an ever-increasing selection of genetically diverse New England natives. Grow Native Massachusetts 240 Beaver Street Waltham, MA 02452 (781) 790-8921 Once yearly native plant sale in early June with over 5,000 plants available for purchase. Visit the website for more information. King’s Tree Farm and Nursery 217 Washington Street Boxford, MA 01921 (978) 352-6359 Open seasonally. Check site for availability and hours. Large selection of natives, flowering trees, evergreens, and perennials. Mahoney’s Garden Center 165 Princeton Street North Chelmsford, MA 01863 Phone: (978) 251-4001 Large selection of plants, some of which are native. Look for American Beauties Native Plants (Choose straight species, not cultivars). Mahoney’s Garden Center 1609 Main Street Tewksbury, MA 01876 Phone: (978) 851-2712 Large selection of plants, some of which are native. Look for American Beauties Native Plants (Choose straight species, not cultivars). The Monarch Gardener 180 Ipswich Road Topsfield, MA Open 10-3, Fridays and Saturdays, May–July and September (check website for precise dates) Katie Banks Hone grows butterfly weed, swamp milkweed, and nearly 100 species of perennials and milkweeds native to the northeastern US, many of them are local ecotypes to Essex County, MA. Most of what she grows is propagated from seeds from local ecotype seed plots at her own property. Oakhaven Sanctuary 11 Batchelder Avenue North Reading, MA 01864 oakhavensanctuary@gmail.com Exclusively native. Open seasonally. Check site for availability and hours. A small nursery with many species for sale, all organically grown. In addition to wildflowers, ferns, sedges and aquatic plants, they have a broad selection of woody plants. Run by a professional botanist specializing in wetlands ecology and restorations. Weston Nurseries 160 Pine Hill Road Chelmsford, MA 01824 (978) 349-0055 Large selection of plants, some of which are native. Look for Weston Rewilding native plants grown in-house, and American Beauties Native Plants (Choose straight species, not cultivars). Wild Seed Project 21 Memorial Highway North Yarmouth, ME 04097 Mailorder. New England genotype seed. All seed collected in Maine. 100+ species of wildflowers, ferns, grasses and shrubs for a variety of habitats. Their magazine, Wild Seed , is a wonderful educational resource. They also have wonderful guides to native groundcovers and native trees—what will thrive in various settings and how to create groups of native plants that thrive together. Download Complete List of Local Native Plant Nursery Sources The Henderson Garden The Henderson Garden At the junction of River Road and Chandler Road Across from Fish Brook Reservation, 275 Chandler Road, Andover, MA 01810 The Henderson Garden was begun as a project of the horticulture committee of the Andover Garden Club in the early 2000’s. Today it is tended by members of the Civic Beautification Committee, who are studying the values of native and other pollinator plants. The garden measures 20x125’ and is located on town property at the junction of River Road and Chandler Road, in Andover, MA. This beautiful garden is planted with mostly native plants. The garden includes native shrubs: Symphoricarpus albus (Snowberry) and Vaccinium corymbosum (High Bush Blueberry), and native perennials: Amsonia taebernaemontana (Eastern Bluestar), Antennaria neglecta (Pussytoes), Baptisia australis (Blue False Indigo), Boltonia asteroides (False Aster), Echinacea pupurea (Purple Coneflower), Eupatorium purfoliatum (Joe Pye Weed), Leucanthemum vulgare (Oxeye Daisy), Liatris spicata (Dense Blazing Star), Lupinus perennis (Lupine), Lysimachia clethroides (Gooseneck Loosestrife), Lysimachia Punctata (Large Yellow Loosestrife), Physostegia virginiana (Obedient Plant), Rudbeckia Fulgida (Orange Cone Flower), Sedum ternatum (Woodland Stonecrop), Solidago canadensis (Canada Goldenrod), Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (New England Aster), and Tradescantia virginiana (Virginia Spiderwort). The Playstead Intergenerational Garden This accessible garden was designed to bring people together in a beautiful space where Andover residents can gather for gardening and other programming. The plants in the garden are mostly native and easy to grow, encouraging residents to think about ways they can make their yards more pollinator-friendly. The beautiful design was created by garden designer Dee Secor. The garden includes an ADA compliant pathway, ADA compliant raised garden beds for produce, benches, and picnic tables. The plants are labeled, enabling residents to identify the plants in the garden. This garden is truly a collaborative effort between several community organizations and town departments. The garden is managed by Andover Elder Services and the Village Garden Club, with assistance from volunteers from Andover Youth Services, the Andover Pollinator Pathway, and other groups. The pollinator garden includes Panicum virgatum ‘Heavy Metal’ Switch Grass, Schizachyrium scoparioum Little Bluestem, Aquilegia Canadensis Columbine, Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly Weed, Chelone glabra White Turtlehead, Eutrochium (Eupatorium) perfoliatum Boneset, Geranium maculatum Wild Geranium, Helenium Autumnale Sneezeweed, Iris cristata Crested Iris, Penstemon digitalis Foxglove Beardtongue, Penstemon hirsutus Northeastern Beard Tongue, Pycnanthemum muticum Broadleaf Mountain Mint, Sedum ternatum ‘Larinem Park’ three-leaved stonecrop, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry, Gaultheria procumbens Creeping Wintergreen, Hypericum kalmianum ‘Cobalt n Gold’ Shrubby St. John's Wort, Ilex glabra ‘Densa’ Inkberry holly, Kalmia latifolia Mountain Laurel, Spirea tomentosa Steeplebush, Vaccinium angustifolium Lowbush Blueberry. Pollinator Pathway Garden at Andover High School 80 Shawsheen Rd, Andover, MA 01810 Welcome to the Pollinator Pathway garden project at Andover High School! This garden was created by interns Isabelle Galgano and Grace Jungmann with mentor Mindy Chave. The project is for Ms. Cutler’s Environmental Sustainability Internship Course. . This garden was installed to create native habitat for pollinators including butterflies, bees, moths, and birds. The interns have built a raised garden bed on the traffic island outside the Collins Center and installed native plants as advised by Walter Kitteridge. The plants were purchased from Walter’s native plant nursery called Oakhaven Sanctuary. The native plants used include Spotted Bee Balm, Wild Bergamot, Purple Coneflower, Mountain Mint, Golden Alexanders, Joe Pye Weed, Goldenrod, Frost Aster, Toothed Flat Topped White Aster, New England Aster, Hellebores, Button Eryngo, and Dwarf Chinkapin Oak. The compost/loam mix was provided free by the town of Andover, and the Andover Garden Club kindly covered the cost of purchase of the raised bed kits, which were sourced from Home Depot. The Garden Club also covered the cost of the plants. The AHS garden is the first public garden to be added to the Andover Pollinator Pathway. Congratulations to our interns for inspiring the community to join us in creating pollinator-friendly landscapes. Let’s get all of our neighbors on board to build a robust pollinator pathway through Andover! If your garden meets our Pollinator Pathway criteria please join using this link: JOIN THE POLLINATOR PATHWAY We encourage you to list your native garden on the Google map so we can see how we are growing pathways for pollinators around town! If you are new to this and would like to get some help to start you on your way to a pollinator pathway yard please fill out this form: I WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION/HELP For more information, email us at andoverpp@gmail.com Show off your beautiful pollinator yard or garden. Order a Pollinator Pathway yard sign. www.pollinator-pathway.org/sign Thank you to our partners: andoverpp@gmail.com

Pollinator Pathway Huntington Buy a sign 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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

Pollinator Pathway Quiet Waters Park Buy a sign Welcome to the Quiet Waters Park Pollinator Pathway! We are a 359 acre park run by the Anne Arundel County Department of Recreation & Parks with over one million visitors a year. The Friends of Quiet Waters Park worked with the park to get it on the Pathway as it is a pesticide-free habitat offering meadows of pollinator plants, several planned gardens of native plants, and many acres of forested woodlands. The park borders the South River and Harness Creek with a view of the Chesapeake Bay beyond, beckoning birds and Monarchs to stop and refuel along the Atlantic flyway. Full of native bees, butterflies, other pollinating insects and wildlife, Quiet Waters attracts visitors to walk along its many. trails, exploring nature and our local ecology up close. We hope you will come experience all the beauty of our environment and leave having learned more about the importance of native plants and trees to protecting wildlife and our pollinators. Below five areas of specific appeal to pollinators are highlighted. Gardens at Quiet Waters Park Pathway Visitor Center Formal Garden The formal garden area lies between the Quiet Waters Park Visitors Center and the Blue Heron Center and is utilized for gatherings and special events. A number of sculptures stand in the center of various beds and there are many benches to sit on and enjoy the view of the gardens, surrounding forest and wide open sky. While a number of the existing plants attract bees, skippers and other insects, the emphasis going forward is to bring in new native trees and shrubs to replace some of the existing non-natives that may be invasive. The best example of this effort was the removal this year of the Bradford Pear trees that were replaced with native Sweet Bay Magnolias. New Pollinator Native Plant Meadow Over the summer of 2021 the horticulturalist, his staff and the Park Rangers began work creating a new two acre meadow from a former open grass field. Turning over the soil multiple times with a tractor (without using any herbicides) prepared the area for planting a winter cover crop of rye seeds. This was then followed by planting an Ernst Seeds Mesic to Dry Native Pollinator mix, including many local ecotype seeds. Three Swamp Oak trees are being planted to help define the area and natural pathways will wind through the meadow, encouraging people to explore the abundance of birds and insects this meadow should start attracting in 2022. Native Garden in Compost Area Located just beyond our Compost Demonstration Area, these garden beds are maintained by Maryland Master Gardeners. There are numerous beds of carefully labeled native plants. These signs provide information to visitors on the needs and size of each plant, the bloom time, and whether sun or shade is best. The mission is to educate the public on the array of native plants that could be grown in home gardens to help the environment and attract pollinators. The Master Gardeners also periodically demonstrate how to set up and maintain a compost area in backyards. Pollinator Meadows Currently Quiet Waters Park has two acres of meadows containing numerous stands of milkweed, grasses and other pollinator friendly plants such as Goldenrod, Boneset and Joe-Pye. This area is never mowed. Part of the meadows backs up to a swampy area where Spring Peeper frogs create a loud chorus of song in the Spring. A series of monitored Eastern bluebird nesting boxes are located next to the meadows and 118 babies hatched in 2021! Reading & Butterfly Gardens The Reading & Butterfly Gardens is an interactive watershed education experience. Featuring environmentally sensitive design solutions, this outdoor classroom includes a rain garden area to filter stormwater runoff. This habitat is replete with native trees, shrubs, grasses and perennials offering nectar and food for insects, larval plants for caterpillars, and shelter for butterflies, moths and bees. There are a variety of berries for birds and a "bee hotel" nearby. Reading nooks provide contemplative spaces for children and adults to enjoy this naturalistic setting. This project was developed in conjunction with Garrett's Light. This is a public park and everyone is welcome. Entry is free to walkers; vehicle fee is $6. Join The Pollinator Pathway The Friends of Quiet Waters Park Facebook link and Friends of Quiet Waters Park website: FQWP.org. Our Partners The Anne Arundel County Department of Recreation & Parks and The Friends of Quiet Waters Park catherine@friendsofquietwaterspark.org

Pollinator Pathway Bayport Buy a sign Welcome to the Bayport Pollinator Pathway! Bayport is a hamlet located in Suffolk County, Long Island, New York. It is in the southeast part of the Town of Islip. The community borders the Great South Bay which is three miles from the Atlantic Ocean. The hamlet of Bayport is part of the Islip Township Pollinator Pathway and is part of the Suffolk Alliance for Pollinators (SAP). For more information, visit https://www.pollinator-pathway.org and https://www.pollinator-pathway.org/towns/islip. We are attempting to identify “qualified “pollinator gardens located in Bayport and add them to the L.I. Pollinator Pathway Map. We want to identify gaps and see a lot more butterflies & bees in 2023! Join the Pollinator Pathway For more information, please visit https://www.pollinator-pathway.org/about and https://www.pollinator-pathway.org/towns/islip. If you are interested in volunteering in the Islip Township Pollinator Pathways, please contact us at Islip.Pollinators@gmail.com . Thank You. Partners Islip Township https://www.islipny.gov/ Supervisor Angie Carpenter (631) 224-5500 Email: supervisorsoffice@islipny.gov Office Address: Town Hall Second Floor 655 Main Street Islip, New York 11751 Department of Parks & Recreation Commissioner Thomas Owens Office: Brookwood Hall 50 Irish Lane East Islip, NY 11730 Email: commissioner-rec@islipny.gov Website: https://islipny.gov/departments/parks-recreation-and-cultural-affairs Phone (631) 224-5411 Fax(631) 224-5440 Office Hours: M-F 8:30am to 4:30pm Department of Environmental Control Commissioner Martin J. Bellew Office: Town Hall West 401 Main Street, Room 302 Islip, NY 11751 Email: commissioner-dec@islipny.gov Website: https://islipny.gov/departments/environmental-control Phone (631) 595-3630 Fax (631) 224-5651 Office Hours: M-F 8:30am to 5:00pm Islip Town Parks Foundation Website: https://isliptownparksfoundation.org/ Islip.Pollinators@gmail.com

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Pollinator Pathway East Greenwich Buy a sign Our Pollinator Pathway is located at the Swift Community Center which is where the Town of East Greenwich has its Senior and Social Services. The Cindy-Wood Garden Club has taken on the project of adding a Pollinator Pathway to the south side of this town building. It is very visible and many people walk by and will be influenced by it. It took us weeks to prepare the soil as it had a very thick fabric under the soil which had been there for many years. There were 3 layers in some places. We are in the process of adding a variety of Native Plants. It is a work in progress. If you are interested in finding out more about the Pollinator Pathway in East Greenwich please email cwgarden76@gmail.com . Join The Pollinator Pathway Our Partners Cindy-Wood Garden Club East Greenwich Community Services

Pollinator Pathway Cape Cod Buy a sign 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 Colonial Garden 55 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth MA 02540 A garden at the Museum on the Greens maintained by the Falmouth Garden Club. 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. 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 Theresa's Way - Orleans, MA A pollinator pathway at Theresa’s Way in Orleans, MA sponsored by the Orleans Improvement Association is under development. 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. 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). 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’). 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. Meadow on Main - Chatham, MA Meadow on Main – Mayo House, Chatham Conservation Foundation Office in Chatham, MA showcasing Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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