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- Attract diverse pollinators.

- Bloom in early spring or fall.

- Keep plants free of

pesticides, including

fungicides and insecticides.

- Leave dried leaves on the ground.

- Keep bare batches of both

disturbed and undisturbed ground.

- Non-aggressive bees.

- Leave 8-inch stems when cutting back

perennials and shrubs.

- Add a log or stump to your garden.

- Leave piles of dried grass and sticks

in undisturbed corners.

- Caterpillars need diverse plants

- Milkweed

- Native grasses

Climate change hurts pollinators through

- habitat loss

- extreme weather events

- range shifts

You can help by

- using clean energy sources

- planting trees and grasslands

- supporting sustainable agriculture

- supporting environmental regulations

Help monarchs by

- counting monarch eggs and caterpillars

- reporting what you find

- increasing understanding of monarch

breeding, biology, and distribution

monarchjointventure.org/mlmp

Help bumble bees by

- taking photos and sharing

- documenting trends and track rare

bumble bees

bumblebeewatch.org

Conduct a pollinator safari.

- Take photos of animals visiting flowers

- Share on iNaturalist.org

Learn more at www.beelab.umn.edu