[Pollinator] New guidelines -- Pollinator-Friendly Park

[Matthew Shepherd]

HI everyone,

We’re happy to announce the release of Pollinator-Friendly Parks: Enhancing
Our Communities by Supporting Native Pollinators in Our Parks and Other
Public Spaces. Some of you may know our original Pollinator-Friendly Parks
publication that was released nearly 15 years ago. The new version updates
and significantly expands that content -- so if you have the old one,
you're going to want to get the new one too!



You can download a free PDF of the guidelines at:
https://xerces.org/publications/guidelines/pollinator-friendly-parks. (They
are not currently available as a printed document.)



Pollinator-Friendly Parks provides helpful information about how parks and
other greenspaces in towns and cities can provide the maximum benefit for
pollinators and other insects. In addition to introductory chapters about
the diversity and natural history of native bees, the handbook offers
detailed information on how to:

 - create flower-rich habitat,

 - provide places for nesting and egg laying,

 - reduce the use of pesticides in parks and greenspaces, and

 - engage park patrons and community members in your conservation work.



Appendices provide regional lists of recommended pollinator-friendly plants
and additional sources of information for further exploration of the topics
covered in these guidelines.

Content for the new guidelines was written by Xerces staff: authors are
Stephanie Frischie, Aimee Code, Matthew Shepherd, Scott Black, Sarah Hoyle,
Sharon Selvaggio, Angela Laws, Rachel Dunham, and Mace Vaughan, with
contributions from Candace Fallon, Sarah Foltz Jordan, Kelly Gill, Kaitlin
Haase, Rich Hatfield, Eric Lee-Mäder, Ray Moranz, Emma Pelton, and Rae
Powers. Case studies were provided by Debbie Roos, Sarah Meadows, Phyllis
Simon, Stephanie Trueblood, and Rebekah Berkov.

We also want to thank our funders who supported this project: Anthrocean,
Carroll Petrie Foundation, Cinco, Ceres Trust, California Community
Foundation, CS Fund, Disney Conservation Fund, J. Crew, Ned and Sis Hayes
Family Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation, The Dudley Foundation,
Turner Foundation, White Pine Fund, and Whole Foods Market -- and of
course, our steadfast members, whose individual donations make so much
possible.


Matthew



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Matthew Shepherd
Director of Outreach & Education
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