[PCA] announcing Pollinator-Friendly Parks - an updated Xerces publication

[Stephanie Frischie]

Xerces is happy to announce the release of Pollinator-Friendly Parks:
Enhancing Our Communities by Supporting Native Pollinators in Our Parks and
Other Public Spaces
<https://xerces.org/blog/new-guidelines-support-creation-of-pollinator-friendly-parks>.



Some of you may know our original Pollinator-Friendly Parks publication
that was released nearly 15 years ago. The new version updates and
significantly expands that content -- so if you have the old one, you're
going to want to get the new one too!



You can download a free PDF of the guidelines at
https://xerces.org/publications/guidelines/pollinator-friendly-parks. (They
are not currently available as a printed document.)



Pollinator-Friendly Parks provides helpful information about how parks and
other greenspaces in towns and cities can provide the maximum benefit for
pollinators and other insects. In addition to introductory chapters about
the diversity and natural history of native bees, the handbook offers
detailed information on how to:

 - create flower-rich habitat,

 - provide places for nesting and egg laying,

 - reduce the use of pesticides in parks and greenspaces, and

 - engage park patrons and community members in your conservation work.



Appendices provide regional lists of recommended pollinator-friendly plants
and additional sources of information for further exploration of the topics
covered in these guidelines.

Content for the new guidelines was written by Xerces staff: authors are
Stephanie Frischie, Aimee Code, Matthew Shepherd, Scott Black, Sarah Hoyle,
Sharon Selvaggio, Angela Laws, Rachel Dunham, and Mace Vaughan, with
contributions from Candace Fallon, Sarah Foltz Jordan, Kelly Gill, Kaitlin
Haase, Rich Hatfield, Eric Lee-Mäder, Ray Moranz, Emma Pelton, and Rae
Powers. Case studies were provided by external contributors Debbie Roos,
Sarah Meadows, Phyllis Simon, Stephanie Trueblood, and Rebekah Berkov.

We also want to thank our funders who made this possible: Xerces Society
Members, Anthrocean, Carroll Petrie Foundation, Cinco, Ceres Trust,
California Community Foundation, CS Fund, Disney Conservation Fund, J.
Crew, Ned and Sis Hayes Family Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation, The
Dudley Foundation, Turner Foundation, White Pine Fund, and Whole Foods
Market.


We hope this will support your work and interest in creating and caring for
pollinators in parks and public green spaces.


Cheers,

Stephanie


Stephanie Frischie, Ph.D.

Agronomist / Native Plant Materials Specialist, The Xerces Society
<http://www.xerces.org/>

Secretary, International Network for Seed-based Restoration
<https://ser-insr.org/>

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stephanie.frischie at xerces.org

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