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Pollinator party: how to attract the good guys to your garden

Posted by Nate On September - 17 - 2009

We’ve all heard the concerns surrounding pollinators, especially bees, and the diminishing populations we’re seeing worldwide.  Now is the time to step up our fight to save these tiny creatures that do so much work to keep us alive!

A Monarch butterfly migrating through southwestern Indiana stops to sip some nectar from a purple thistle.

A Monarch butterfly migrating through southwestern Indiana stops to sip some nectar from a purple thistle.

The North American Pollinator Protection Project has come up with 30 regional-specific guides discussing the pollinators found in your area and how best to attract them.  Each guide discusses native plants found in your area that bees, butterflies, beetles and birds use for food and nesting.  They also show you how to include those plants in your landscape to best provide shelter from predators and harsh weather.

To find the guide for your region, just head to the North American Pollinator Project website.

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