Butler Family Foundation supports pollinator seed initiative
Butler Family Foundation supports pollinator seed initiative
Thanks to $200,000 grant , Great River Greening now has the support is to initiate a partnership of NGOs, municipalities and counties to establish grow-out areas as sources of nectar/pollen-bearing plant seed.
Star Tribune: Rusty patched bumblebee first of species called endangered
Star Tribune: Rusty patched bumblebee first of species called endangered
The rusty patched bumblebee on Tuesday became the first officially endangered bee species in the continental U.S. This bee has been found at an oak savanna restored by Great River Greening.
Utilizing our restoration sites for research
Sites Great River Greening volunteers have helped restore are being used for research in pollinators, forest ecology, and citizen engagement. For example, this fall, volunteers will be planting bur oak trees in Lindstrom, (10/29) for a climate resilience study in partnership with The University of Minnesota Center for Forest Ecology.
Video: Attracting pollinators to our restoration sites
With the help of partners, Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation and the University of Minnesota, volunteers are hunting for bumble bees in prairie restored by Great River Greening, to tell us what we are doing right – and what we could do better – to manage for both plants and pollinators.
Bee Aware!
Bee experts and volunteers combed through acres of prairie restored by Great River Greening this summer, documenting bumble bee species and the flowers they prefer. It was the start of a three-year project with our partners, Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation and Maplewood Nature Center.