Here's a recent article about the Suffolk Alliance for Pollinator launch.SAP launch
The Town of North Hempstead is offering terrific programs in March:
Rain Gardens March 29, 6:30 pm
Rain gardens capture stormwater from a gutter downspout or sloped area. Rain gardens have many benefits such as pollution reduction, aquifer replenishment and wildlife habitat.
This website is also helpful in learning about rain gardens and provides steps to creating them:
Rain Gardens a Design Guide by UConn
Register HERE
Pollinator Pathway https://www.pollinator-pathway.org/is a robust resource for those starting their inquiry as well as those well along their way with their pollinator landscape. “Be Part of the Pollinator Pathway” contains specific gardening suggestions on a couple of fronts: lawns, plants, watering and the use of pesticides. Plant lists for a variety of conditions, including coastal areas and deer resistant plants, are found under the subhead ‘Plant Natives.’ Those interested in locating a property on the Pollinator Pathway map are invited to “Join Now.” Explore the website for its many contributions.
Local groups are likewise promoting good land stewardship.
Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) of Suffolk County offers additional resources. We offer programs on pollinator gardens, native plants, best lawn practices, alternatives to lawns, and berries for birds at Suffolk libraries year-round. Check the CCE events for in person and Zoom programs. Most Suffolk libraries admit patrons from other libraries. At our Spring Gardening School event, we have workshops on native garden design, pots for pollinators, and an intro to beekeeping.Contact Community Horticulture if your group would like a program. See our website for materials for Pollinator Support https://ccesuffolk.org/gardening/pollinator-support.
If you would like more information about plants and pollinators, please contact CCE’s Horticulture Diagnostic Lab. The phone is (631) 727-4126, Monday-Friday, 9AM-noon. You may also reach Alice Raimondo aw424@cornell.edu or Sandra Vultaggio sib7@cornell.edu by email. Visitors are welcome at the 423 Griffing Avenue, Riverhead office weekdays 9AM-4PM.
Note: Groups and organizations collaborating on building a Suffolk Alliance for Pollinators are found on this webpage. To mention a few:
Rewild Long Island, with four chapters throughout Long Island, provides education, tools and an internship program to increase the biodiversity of public and private spaces. https://www.rewildlongisland.org/
ChangeHampton is a community effort to promote restorative, bio-diverse, healthy & sustainable landscaping practices and expand the Pollinator Pathways Movement on Eastern Long Island. https://www.changehampton.org/
The Quogue Wildlife Refuge is promoting civic action including identifying some local sources providing seasons of native plants as linked here. https://quoguewildliferefuge.org/go-native-for-wildlife/
If your group or organization would like to join the Suffolk Alliance for Pollinators, please contact Roxanne Zimmer, rz378@cornell.edu.
Join the buzz!
Pollinator Pathway
https://www.pollinator-pathway.org/
info@pollinator-pathway.org
877-679-2463
Last updated July 15, 2023