Pollinator Habitat Toolkit

Find resources below to help answer questions you may have about installing and maintaining pollinator habitat on your land.

  • Conservation Reserve Program
    In exchange for a yearly rental payment, farmers enrolled in the program agree to remove environmentally sensitive land from agricultural production and plant species that will improve environmental health and quality.

  • Planting for Pollinators
    Follow these high-level overview recommendations for planting for pollinators, courtesy of the Pollinator Habitat Establishment and Management Guide.

  • Pesticide Stewardship
    Minimizing impact on non-target species should be a goal for every operation. Farmers have to evaluate their situation and set a pest management strategy that best serves their operations.

  • Mowing
    Among the most simple and effective measures farmers and landowners can take to conserve monarch butterfly populations is to follow a few simple best practices for mowing.