Pollinator Pathway Stamford
Is your neighborhood association, HOA or club interested in hosting an informational presentation on planting for pollinators and the importance of a pollinator pathway? Contact Pollinator Pathway Stamford for more information.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Would you like to help with our social media a few times a month? Join our steering committee? Sign up to work on future projects with us? Do you have other skills to offer? Get in touch! PollinatorPathwayStamford@gmail.com
Welcome to Pollinator Pathway Stamford!
We are helping to create a corridor of safe habitats for birds, bees, butterflies and other pollinators that extends across our city and into other towns. Our goal is to make Stamford’s private, commercial and city spaces pesticide free and safe for pollinators.
Pollinators have limits to the distances they can travel and due to urbanization and the increasing use of turf lawns and asphalt parking lots, pollinators face “food deserts”, leading to their decline. Adding native plants, trees and shrubs help pollinators because they have co-evolved together.
At least 35% of our food supply relies on pollinators for fertilization. Garden flowers, shrubs and trees depend on pollinators, too. With the alarming decline of native and honey bee colonies, a projected 40% of all insect species threatened by extinction, and the rise of toxic pesticides in lawn and insect control products, we hope to raise awareness and support sustainable practices for lawns, gardens and landscapes.
Everyone is welcome to join the Pollinator Pathway Stamford: residents, organizations, businesses, schools, and town-managed properties.
Join Pollinator Pathway Stamford
Participate
Add native pollinator plants, shrubs or trees to your property, whether yard, garden, patio or balcony. Help to eliminate widespread application of pesticides and fertilizers. Spread the word by educating friends and neighbors. Order a Pollinator Pathway Sign.
Volunteer
Help spread awareness at farmers markets and public events, create, water and maintain pollinator gardens and help manage invasive species in public parks.
Have a skill you can share with PPS? Get in touch!
Upcoming Events
Volunteer Opportunities in Stamford Parks' Gardens
Weeding, clearing, planting, watering. We provide gloves & tools. Rain or shine.
Kosciuszko Park - Saturdays 10am-Noon
April 25, May 9, June 13, July 11, August 8, September 12, October 10*
*Stefan Martin from CT Audubon will join us to give a Nature Walk of the park.
Chestnut Hill Park - Saturdays 9am-11am
May 16, June 20, July 18, August 15, September 19, October 17
Special Events
Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens Honey Harvest Festival
Stop by Pollinator Pathway Stamford's table to learn about the difference between native bees and honey bees. Did you know the USDA classifies honey bees as livestock? Similar to cows and goats producing milk that we drink and use to make cheese; the products of a honey bee, such as honey, beeswax, and propolis are among those that are of value to humans.
Sunday, August 30 | 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Bartlett Arboretum
Free to non-Bartlett members
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Native Garden Templates
Our friends at Aspetuck Land Trust have put together easy to follow garden plans and native hedgerow plans that will have a succession of beautiful blooms through the seasons.
How to Start a Pollinator Garden Toolkit:
How to Winter Sow
Now's a great time to start winter sowing. Learn how here. Winter sow these plants.
Control of Common Invasives
Japanese knotweed, when to cut? View the answer to this as well as the control of several other invasive plants here.
Donate
Want to Support the Pollinator Pathway Stamford but do not have time to volunteer? Help us grow by donating at one of our events or send donations to:
Pollinator Pathway Stamford
18 Tremont Ave
Stamford, CT 06906
We are a Community Group and not a 501C3 organization.
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