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− | *[http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/ | + | *[http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/native_vegetation/Pollinator_Plan.pdf The Board of Water and Soil Resources] has a Pollinator Plan that includes why pollinator populations and habitat restoration matter, current protection and restoration efforts, native seed mixes, a fact sheet and a solar site pollinator habitat assessment form. |
*[http://www.xerces.org/pollinator-conservation/gardens/ The Xerces Society]: Targeted for gardeners, this site contains much useful general information on pollinators and managing for pollinators | *[http://www.xerces.org/pollinator-conservation/gardens/ The Xerces Society]: Targeted for gardeners, this site contains much useful general information on pollinators and managing for pollinators | ||
*[http://www.pollinatorfriendly.org/ Pollinator Friendly Alliance] | *[http://www.pollinatorfriendly.org/ Pollinator Friendly Alliance] |
An increasing focus on Green Infrastructure has brought an awareness that stormwater management can provide numerous benefits beyond improving water quality and urban hydrology. Trees, for example, provide a multitude of benefits beyond stormwater management, as discussed in this article. In particular, vegetated stormwater best management practices (BMPs), including tree-based systems and other bioretention systems, offer opportunities to achieve multiple benefits, ranging from aesthetics (see, for example, this presentation by Dr. Steven Rodie from the University of Nebraska - Omaha) to ecosystem friendly designs.
Vegetated stormwater BMPs can be designed to be pollinator-friendly. It is clear that pollinators, both vertebrates and invertebrates, are in decline (see [1], [2], [3], [4], [5]). This page provides numerous links to information that can be used in designing and implementing pollinator-friendly stormwater BMPs.
Although much of the information on these pages is general, many of the practices can be incorporated into vegetated stormwater BMPs.