Pollinators
Without the actions of pollinators, agricultural economies, our food supply, and surrounding landscapes would collapse.
Birds, bats, bees, butterflies, beetles, and other small mammals that pollinate plants are responsible for bringing us one out of every three bites of food. They also sustain our ecosystems and produce our natural resources by helping plants reproduce.
Pollinating animals travel from plant to plant carrying pollen on their bodies in a vital interaction that allows the transfer of genetic material critical to the reproductive system of most flowering plants – the very plants that:
Birds, bats, bees, butterflies, beetles, and other small mammals that pollinate plants are responsible for bringing us one out of every three bites of food. They also sustain our ecosystems and produce our natural resources by helping plants reproduce.
Pollinating animals travel from plant to plant carrying pollen on their bodies in a vital interaction that allows the transfer of genetic material critical to the reproductive system of most flowering plants – the very plants that:
- bring us countless fruits, vegetables, and nuts,
- ½ of the world’s oils, fibers and raw materials;
- prevent soil erosion,
- and increase carbon sequestration
reference: Pollinator Partnership
Organizations dedicated to pollinators
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resources
recommended by Jen Hayes (OSU) and Sarah Erskine (U of O)
- My Garden of a Thousand Bees, PBS
- Native Plant Picks for Bees, OSU Extension
- Shrubs and Trees for Bees, OSU Extension
- Garden Ecology Lab, OSU
- Plants, Pollinators, Native Prairies, and Conservation Webinar with Dr Susan Waters
- Rare Plants and their Pollinators, Washington Native Plant Society
