June 17-23 is Pollinator Week, but we are celebrating pollinators all month long in June! Now is a great time to create a pollinator-friendly yard or garden by planting with purpose.
Birds, bats, bees, butterflies, beetles, and other small mammals that pollinate plants are responsible for bringing us one out of every three bites of food. They also sustain our ecosystems and produce our natural resources by helping plants reproduce.
Pollinating animals travel from plant to plant carrying pollen on their bodies in a vital interaction that allows the transfer of genetic material critical to the reproductive system of most flowering plants – the very plants that
- bring us countless fruits, vegetables, and nuts,
- ½ of the world’s oils, fibers and raw materials;
- prevent soil erosion,
- and increase carbon sequestration
This nearly invisible ecosystem service is a precious resource that requires attention and support – – and in disturbing evidence found around the globe, is increasingly in jeopardy.
LEARN MORE from National Wildlife Foundation
LEARN MORE from Pollinator.org
LEARN MORE about pollinator attracting plants.
