Pollinator Patch Program - Save Local Pollinators!

In the Root-Pike basin, the use of pesticides and decrease in natural spaces are known negative impacts to fragile pollinators.  Southeastern Wisconsin is one of the last remaining refuges for the rusty-patched bumble bee, and you can help save them.  We can help the rusty-patched bumble bee and other pollinators like the iconic Monarch butterfly with your contribution to the Pollinator Patch Program.  Our Pollinator Patch Program seeks to optimize landscapes for pollinators by replacing monocultures, like unused turf grass, with diverse native vegetation.  Native vegetation provides food sources and resilient habitats to species at risk, improves water quality, reduces flooding, and reduces landscaping costs.  Our team of experts help corporations, churches, schools, and municipalities implement the native practices that aid in the regeneration of these pollinators.  While we have advanced many projects that will restore hundreds of acres with high-quality native species in the next few years, that is not enough.  We know that small patches can lead to big changes.  Together, we can create more sustainable and resilient processes that are vital to threatened pollinators and other native species- as well as our own.   

Please help us in our mission to save the federally endangered rusty-patched bumble bee and other pollinators by donating today!

More information about Root-Pike Watershed Initiative Network: www.rootpikewin.org
Plan  & Plant more native vegetation at your home or business: www.rootpikewin.org/gonative