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Neighbors For Pollinators:  Nurturing Native Bees in Our Gardens and Community — You Can Make a Difference

Just a few simple changes in our gardens and yards make a big difference for native bees and other beneficials who pollinate one-third of our food plants and  80% of flowering plants including the many native plants that make our community wild areas so appealing.

Many pollinators are imperiled due to disease, parasites, pesticides, and starvation caused by habitat loss.  Whether you are more comfortable only making changes to your own yard; are part of a community garden ; or are anxious to work as part of a neighborhood team to help Port Townsend create food and habitat corridors for bees and other beneficials, you’ll discover ways to help.   As growth continues to change our neighborhoods, Port Townsend neighborhoods can become part of the pollinator solution.  

Join Nita Wester, master gardener with Jefferson County WSU Ext and Jill Allison, who wants to initiate Neighbors For Pollinators as an organized effort to support pollinators and integrated pest management in our local gardens and wild areas.