Pollinator Corridors
How Do Pollinator Corridors Work?
Pollinator corridors are thoughtfully created strips of plants, usually along streets, designed to support pollinators such as bees, butterflies, and other vital insects. These corridors act as pathways, guiding pollinators across neighborhoods through a network of interconnected green spaces filled with beneficial native and non-native plants.
Much like landmarks help navigate unfamiliar places, pollinator corridors serve as visual and ecological landmarks for pollinators. By offering food and shelter in otherwise urban or fragmented landscapes, these corridors ensure that pollinators can move safely between areas of natural habitat.
Benefits
For Pollinators: Provides essential resources such as nectar, pollen, and habitat.
For Plants: Promotes thriving flowers, vegetables, and fruit trees through improved pollination.
For Communities: Creates vibrant, colorful, and productive environments that enhance the quality of life and ecological health.
Get Involved!
Meadowsweet Gardens, in partnership with the Portland Placemaking Project, is leading the effort to establish these vital corridors. Interested residents can contribute by planting pollinator-friendly gardens and helping to create connected networks of greenery in their neighborhoods.
To learn more, email: glyness@meadowsweetpdx.com.
