Pollinator Parkways

Pollinator Parkways Educational page that focuses on how to support pollinators and invertebrates. Information is focused on the Pacific Northwest.

One of the leading causes of extinction is habitat destruction/fragmentation. If we convert our parking strips into pesticide-free wildlife habitat, together we can create corridors and stepping stones for keystone species while at the same time beautifying our neighborhoods and building community!

I'm not sure if anything brings me more simple happiness than wildlife enjoying my little garden. This gorgeous queen bo...
03/21/2026

I'm not sure if anything brings me more simple happiness than wildlife enjoying my little garden. This gorgeous queen bombus sippin on my red flowering currant on a sunny day is enough to make me smile. I hope it makes you smile too.

08/10/2025

Mulch is extremely important in our summer gardens. I use Timothy hat since I have bunnies so I always have plenty on hand. I watered yesterday am and took this video at 2:30pm the next day. The hat is famous halfway through and the soil is moist and lukewarm. This protects soil (and microorganisms, buggy friends) from wind heat and sun while reducing water needs and helping plants thrive.
Exposed soil turns into hard dead dirt that water pours off of like a dry sponge. Protect your soil, friends!

Magical goldenrod (solidago canadensis) is tough enough for parking strips and are ridiculous magnets for a lot of wildl...
08/10/2025

Magical goldenrod (solidago canadensis) is tough enough for parking strips and are ridiculous magnets for a lot of wildlife. Hummingbirds bees grasshoppers butterflies wasps spiders katydids - I've found them all in this narrow patch.
Despite its name it's native range is enormous - from Alaska to Texas most of the US except the far southeast.

We think of summer as a time of abundance and heavy blooming. But a walk around your neighborhood may show that surprisi...
08/03/2025

We think of summer as a time of abundance and heavy blooming. But a walk around your neighborhood may show that surprisingly few things are in bloom and those that are may have no bees on them at all. Pearly everlasting ( Anaphalis margaritacea)is a modest drought tolerant flower with blossoms that go on for weeks. They are especially important to native butterflies as a host plant.

A past PPW participant reached out to tell me that milkweed that I helped distribute to their neighborhood brought monar...
08/02/2025

A past PPW participant reached out to tell me that milkweed that I helped distribute to their neighborhood brought monarchs to their garden. Those monarchs laid eggs, and the eggs hatched, and these folks asked if I'd like to release some of them in my garden! I of course said yes, and this morning released three gorgeous females who took off almost too quickly for me to even snap one-handed shots.
They will journey to California where they will hopefully safely overwinter. They worked with Washington State University to even tag the beauties before releasing.
I'm so grateful and really loved this experience!

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