(Audubon) May 18, 2017
New Jersey may be dubbed the Garden State, but for many out-of-towners, it’s better known as a state full of asphalt and headaches, with its snarled parkways, smoggy turnpikes, and wallet-draining interstates. Read More
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New IDOT Mowing Approach to Help Protect Monarch Butterfly, Pollinator Populations in Illinois
(Illinois Department of Transportation) May 15, 2017
To help revive the shrinking populations of the monarch butterfly and other pollinators, the Illinois Department of Transportation is adjusting its mowing routine along state highways this spring and summer… Read More
Energy group seeks best practices for restoring pollinator habitats
(Midwest Energy News) May 5, 2017
A growing alliance of industry groups, environmentalists and government agencies are increasingly convinced that habitat restoration in rights-of-way corridors — including for electric transmission lines — could be key to propping up the region’s decimated pollinator population… Read More
A Step Back in Time: 45 Years Ago a “New” Study of Roadside Vegetation Control Was Just Kicking Off
In 1971 the Des Moines Register featured this article on a study at Cornell College (believed to be first of its kind) that looked at establishing native prairie plants along roadsides. Think how far we’ve come! Read More
Governor Mark Dayton Issues Executive Order to Reverse Pollinator Decline and Restore Pollinator Health in Minnesota
(State of Minnesota) August 26, 2016
Governor Mark Dayton today issued Executive Order 16-07, requiring the state to take specific actions to reverse the decline of bees and other pollinator populations… Read More
State Wildlife and Transportation Agencies Work Together to Save Pollinating Species
(Massachusetts Energy & Environmental Affairs) August 24, 2016
State wildlife and transportation officials gathered today at the Route 3, Exit 5 Rest Area in Plymouth to announce a $21,500 grant from the US Fish & Wildlife Service… Read More
Fly Away! Six States and FHWA Will Collaborate to Enhance Pollinator Habitat along New Monarch Highway
(AASHTO News) May 26, 2016
Six state departments of transportation and the Federal Highway Administration signed a memorandum of agreement that will improve pollinator habitat along Interstate 35… Read More
Utilities Take Action on Habitat Restoration
(Electric Perspectives) April 2016
Electricity is the driving force of our modern world. It powers commerce and industry, enables critical advances in science and health care, and contributes … Read More
Just adding pollinators could boost small-farm yields
(Science News) January 21, 2016
Just sending more pollinators into action on small farms around the world could significantly boost crop yields, says a massive new study…
Saving monarch butterflies gets boost from milkweed planted in Chicago area
(Chicago Tribune) June 19, 2015
Eight-year-old Allison Penley can count on one hand the number of times she’s seen a monarch butterfly on a flower in her backyard: Two.. Read More
