Bring Back the Pollinators

A map of the Uniter States with many many dots all over it representing people who have signed the pledge

Many people in many locations have pledged to protect pollinators. View the interactive map and sign the Pollinator Protection Pledge!

Follow These Four Simple Steps

Although pollinator conservation is a big task, it all begins with each of us adopting four simple steps: growing pollinator-friendly flowers, providing nest sites and shelter, avoiding pesticides, and spreading the word. With these core values, you can create conditions to support the entire life cycle of pollinators in any location, whether you tend an urban community garden or a suburban yard, work in a city park or on a farm. Make your commitment to these four principles official by signing our Pollinator Protection Pledge!

Grow Pollinator-Friendly Flowers

Flowers provide the nectar and pollen resources that pollinators feed on. Growing the right flowers, shrubs, and trees with overlapping bloom times will support pollinators from spring through fall.

Provide Nest Sites

It is important to support all pollinator life stages, including eggs and larvae! For bees, leave patches of bare ground and brush piles, have plants and shrubs with hollow or pithy stems, or install nesting blocks. For butterflies and moths, plant their caterpillar host plants.

Avoid Pesticides

Pesticides, especially insecticides, are harmful to pollinators. Herbicides reduce food sources by removing flowers from the landscape. Fungicides can also have negative effects on bees. Consider alternatives!

Spread the Word

Make your commitment both official and visible by signing the Pollinator Protection Pledge! You can also share information about pollinators on social media, talk with your neighbors, or spread the word with a pollinator habitat sign or pesticide-free sign.

The Xerces Society Habitat Kit Program offers free pollinator plants to eligible partners across the United States.