Pollinator Pathway
Hayward
Hayward's Pollinator Pathway is growing through the Bee Highways initiative, a community effort to create connected habitat for pollinators across the East Bay. By transforming churches, schools, parks, and other shared spaces with California native plants, volunteers are creating "stepping stones" of habitat that provide food, shelter, and nesting sites for native bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, and other wildlife.
Bee Highway projects throughout Hayward, including South Hayward Parish, and initiatives by Down by the Bay Nursery other inspiring community gardens are the cornerstone of the project. Together, these sites demonstrate how partnerships and local action can build healthier ecosystems and more beautiful neighborhoods—one garden at a time.
Resources:
California Native Plant Society
To learn more and get involved visit: Bee Highway
Town Gardens
South Hayward Parish
South Hayward Parish showcases how collaborative community plantings can create beautiful, resilient habitat in urban spaces. Featuring California native plants that support a wide variety of pollinators, the garden offers food, shelter, and nesting opportunities while serving as a gathering place for volunteers and neighbors. It is one of the growing network of Bee Highways helping reconnect wildlife across the Eden Area.
Mt. Eden High School
More than 80 volunteers came together at Mt. Eden High School to create a 1,000-foot Pollinator Pathway, planting approximately 1,000 native plants to provide habitat for pollinators and other wildlife. Led by Down by the Bay Nursery, this incredible community effort was made possible through the generous support of @poweredwithava.
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Bee Highways