Folder Mystic Charles Pollinator Pathways Group [Resources] Categories Folder Gardening for Native Pollinators Documents Search for documents Find by title or description… Search Reset default 1. Leave the Leaves Published on 16 September 2022 Modified on 17 September 2022 Download Why do we say "leave the leaves"? When? Where? For how long? Leaves are nature's free mulch and fertilizer. They help keep soil moist and enrich it as they gradually break down. Leaves provide shelter for beneficial insects, including many native bee species and fireflies, and other small wildlife. They need a good layer of leaves on the ground to safely overwinter and reproduce. Leaves help make soft landings under trees. "Soft landings are diverse native plantings under keystone trees (or any other regionally appropriate native tree). These plantings provide critical shelter and habitat for one or more life cycle stages of moths, butterflies, and beneficial insects such as bumble bees, fireflies, lacewings, and beetles. In addition to plants, soft landings also include leaf litter, duff, and plant debris." Read more here. Download the Soft Landings handout here. default 1. Native Plants for Bumble Bees (Heather Holm, recording) Published on 03 April 2022 Modified on 03 April 2022 Download Heather Holm's outstanding webinar on native plants for bumble bees --available on the Tending Nature website under the Recordings tab: http://go.osu.edu/tendingnature Learn more about Heather Holm. default About Mystic Charles Pollinator Pathways Group, Survey & Map Published on 30 November 2021 Modified on 30 November 2021 Download A volunteer coalition of gardeners and native plant enthusiasts that have come together to promote and create more pollinator habitats in our region - the Mystic & Metrowest Charles River Watersheds in Massachusetts. Visit their Facebook Group Take their Pollinator Garden Survey to add your pollinator garden to their interactive Pollinator Pathways Map. Nominate a public space with native plants to put on the map here:http://tiny.cc/MCgreenspacesurvey. Contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. default Gardening for Native Pollinators Published on 12 February 2022 Modified on 03 April 2022 Download Study: Small Gardens Are Just As Crucial for Bee Conservation As Big Ones. Urban gardens are a critical source of food and habitat for pollinators. By Sami Grover, January 24, 2022 default Massachusetts Pollinator Network Published on 21 January 2022 Modified on 21 January 2022 Download A statewide network of people, communities, organizations, native plant experts, and researchers working to protect pollinators across the Commonwealth. https://www.nofamass.org/mass-pollinator-network/ default Western Mass Pollinator Networks Published on 21 January 2022 Modified on 21 January 2022 Download Enjoy our Recorded Events Learn about creating habitat; town actions; resources; science https://www.wmassbees.org/