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Pollinator Friendly Community
The City of Greenfield is dedicated to responsible land management practices, which includes being recognized as a Pollinator Friendly Community. Greenfield acknowledges the importance of birds, bees, butterflies, bats and other pollinators to local agriculture, ecosystems and economies; and recognizes the recent decline in pollinator populations due to increased use of pesticides, loss of habitat and loss of food supply.
What the City is Doing
As a Pollinator Friendly Community, the City of Greenfield will:- Support a volunteer-lead Pollinator Protection Committee that will work to:
- Promote safe and healthy pollinator forage habitats in the community.
- Encourage local businesses, schools, neighborhoods and households to adopt pollinator friendly policies and practices.
- Establish pollinator education programs and host an annual Pollinator Celebration event.
- Maintain practices and programming necessary for Bee, Bird and Monarch City designations.
- Strive to reduce chemical pesticide use on City properties and curtail lawn mowing practices, wherever possible.
- Consider pollinator-friendly and native trees as part of its community tree selection process.
- Plant Pollinator habitats on public properties.
- As part of Greenfield’s commitment, Mayor Neitzke signed on to the National Wildlife Federation’s Mayors’ Monarch Pledge.
What Residents Can Do
Community members are encouraged to help make Greenfield more friendly to pollinators. Here are a few ways community members can make a difference:- Reduce the use of pesticides in yards.
- Plant native, pollinator-friendly plants and locally grown milkweed.
- Create a rain garden or bioswale in your yard.
- Remove invasive plants and protect native plant communities.
- Plant a pollinator garden and register it as part of the Million Pollinator Garden Challenge.
- Mow less often in May to provide food and habitat for bees.
- Convert portions of lawns into wildflower meadows.
Program Sponsors
Greenfield’s pollinator-friendly programming would not be possible without our generous community sponsors:
Bluemel’s Garden & Landscape Center
Partners of Greenfield Parks & Recreation
Greenfield Beautification Committee
Monarch Watch
Stein’s Garden & Home
Whitnall Park Rotary Club
Wild Birds Unlimited
Sign up for the Greenfield Pollinator Protection Newsletter or contact Renee Rollman at renee.rollman@greenfieldwi.us for more information.