The District 5950 Environment Action Team encourages your club to learn about Operation Pollination and their partners efforts to engage in pollinator habitat restoration and education activities by signing a simple Pollinator Pledge form.  Through collaboration and outreach, an interconnected mosaic of pollinator habitat interspersed between public and private land will be developed to stabilize and increase populations of pollinator species throughout your project area.

Invite Chris Stein to speak at your club and learn about the three easy steps to get involved today. Chris works for the National Park Service and is the Chief of National Heritage Areas and Large Landscape Initiatives for the Midwest region.  He is also a member of the Twin Cities Rotary EcoClub and one of the leaders of Operation Pollination, a collaborative Rotary project. 

One of the goals of Operation Pollination is to influence Rotary Districts and Rotary Clubs to sign a Pollinator Pledge (download) which “recognizes the critical importance of pollinator habitat both restored and maintained on public and private lands. Through collaboration and outreach our club makes a commitment to annual service and education opportunities to impact pollinator habitat to increase pollinator species. Potential options for our club to consider are supporting regional partners in pollinator planning, planting pollinator gardens, avoiding or limiting pesticides, creating meadows and diversified lawns, implementing pollinator-friendly mowing practices, participating in prairie restoration, presentations at club meetings, and pollinator education outreach.”

There are now at least 10 Rotary Districts and many Rotary clubs that have signed the pledge. To learn more, contact Chris at Chris_Stein@nps.gov or (402) 881-1387.