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Growing Community Gardens in Memory of Sunia Sunia Baker-Breningstall was a lover of nature—especially birds, insects, snakes, and all manner of creatures whom she befriended in her mother's garden, The Sunny Bug Farmette. She would often sit quietly for hours, sketchbook in hand, observing and drawing what she saw. The Farmette is located in Observatory Park in Denver, and is a historically preserved half-acre that has been lovingly transformed into multiple gardens that feed people and wildlife alike. There are raised beds for food cultivation, a wild meadow, a small orchard, crevice gardens and lots of pollinator-friendly perennials, including mostly native and xeric regionally adapted species. "Sunny Bug" was one of Sunia's nicknames, a perfect reflection of her spirit. Both Sunia and her mother, Donna Baker-Breningstall, have been instrumental in community garden projects for many years, including establishing a pollinator garden at Denver Academy, where Sunia attended high school. Donna is a long-time Colorado Master Gardener whose urban oasis produces bushels of food for community food pantries while creating an abundance of native plant habitat for pollinators. She is a former Board Member of Sprout City Farm and a current Board Member of Slow Food Denver, as well as a supporter of Grow Local, and many other worthy causes. Donna's philanthropy in memory of her wonderfully kind and creative daughter has taken root in helping to expand PPAN's Habitat Grants Program in 2024 and 2025. We are thrilled to be partnering with her to honor Sunia's gentle, generous spirit by enabling new public pollinator garden projects to thrive. Sunia passed away in 2020 at the age of 28. Through the Sunny Bug Garden Habitat Grant, her careful attention to the wellbeing of the smallest creatures and her generous spirit will continue to inspire visitors who may never have known her. Please come explore some of the projects funded in Sunia’s memory. Sunny Bug Grantees Montessori Children's House of Denver (MCHD) With these funds MCHD will transform 8,800 square feet of land into a thriving pollinator habitat. Serving students aged 1 to 12, this habitat will offer an interactive learning space to teach students about biodiversity, environmental stewardship, and the critical role of pollinators in our ecosystem. FrontLine Farming FrontLine Farming will use these funds to expand its pollinator habitat at Majestic View Farm in Arvada, CO, doubling their dedicated pollinator area, and supporting four beehives as well as providing essential habitat for native pollinators such as bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. This project aligns with FrontLine Farming’s mission of food justice, community education, and ecological stewardship. Sand Creek Regional Greenway Partnership (SCRGP) This project will enhance SCRGP’s existing pollinator garden in Commerce City, CO, a traditionally underserved part of the Denver Metro area with minimal greenspace. The garden is located at a site previously used as a construction dumping ground and has since been converted into a recreational trail and open space area. Increased biodiversity at the site will benefit the surrounding ecosystem and the human communities who use the space, providing unique opportunities for youth and adults to learn about the importance of pollinators and take part in the creation of pollinator habitat. Back To All Habitat Fund Grants

Coalitions Coalitions are one of the many ways we collaborate with other groups, businesses, and non-profits to move the needle on pollinator conservation, ecosystem recovery, and public health protection. We are proud to have co-founded the Colorado Environmental Health Coalition, Colorado Native Landscaping Coalition, and Colorado Pollinator Network, as well as to be members of the Cool Boulder Campaign and Regenerative Recovery Coalition. 01 Colorado Environmental Health Coalition The CEHC is working to build capacity and support for a coordinated toxics reduction strategy to protect people across Colorado from chemical toxics that are ubiquitous in our air, water, communities, and consumer products. We are leveraging the diverse expertise of this network of legislators, academics, health and environmentally-focused organizations, and agencies through education, research, and advocacy. Unfortunately, Colorado has few laws protecting people, wildlife, and natural ecosystems. At a time when a toxic-free environment is critical to good health, particularly in disadvantaged communities, the CEHC is developing solutions and strategies to address this gap—interested in joining? Contact info@peopleandpollinators.org ! 02 Colorado Native Landscaping Coalition The Colorado Native Landscaping Coalition (CNLC) is a growing coalition of mission-aligned organizations working in collaboration to advance policies that will transform landscaping across Colorado. 03 Colorado Pollinator Network The Colorado Pollinator Network is a collaboration of organizations making a positive impact on the health of pollinators. We share best practices, research, resources, and knowledge to support education, habitat conservation, creation and restoration initiatives. 04 Cool Boulder Campaign Cool Boulder is a long-term campaign to create partnerships between the City of Boulder, the people of Boulder, and local partner organizations to implement natural climate solutions. 05 Metro Denver Nature Alliance Metro Denver Nature Alliance (Metro DNA) is a growing coalition of more than 60 non-profit, government, academic, and private sector members aligned around the mission of championing more equitable access to nature and promoting healthy people, communities, and natural places in the metro Denver region.

The People and Pollinators Action Network’s staff and leaders bring deep knowledge of and experience with pollinator protection, community development, environmental policy, sustainable agriculture, and habitat management. WHO WE ARE ABOUT US The People and Pollinators Action Network’s staff and leaders bring deep knowledge of and experience with pollinator protection, community development, environmental policy, sustainable agriculture, and habitat management. Staff and Board members work closely to forge strategic wins for people, pollinators, and the state of Colorado. VIEW OUR APPROACH OUR TEAM JOYCE KENNEDY PPAN Executive Director Joyce is the Executive Director of PPAN, and a non-voting member of the Board of Directors. In her multi-faceted role, Joyce directs organizational development and project implementation. She leads PPAN’s advocacy work, helps to build our grassroots constituency, and develops community outreach and municipally-based programs. She has worked as an environmental professional for more than 20 years for consulting firms, nonprofits, and the National Park Service. Prior to her work as a pollinator advocate, Joyce’s environmental work focused on rivers in New England, where she was also involved in establishing Connecticut’s statewide ban on pesticides on K-8 school grounds. EMILY KENCAIRN Director of Communications & Development Emily is a Colorado Native Plant Master and certified Pollinator Advocate . She tends a pesticide-free home habitat with over 100 species of plants as well as a large school demonstration garden in her hometown of Boulder, CO. Emily has worked in both the nonprofit and for-profit sectors for 25 years focused on fundraising, grantmaking, and movement-building. She is devoted to cultivating biodiversity as a critical component of successful nature-based climate solutions and brings her passion as an artist, writer, and mother to realizing PPAN's vision of a world where both humans and our more-than-human kin thrive in perpetuity. ANNA-GRAY ANDERSON, MENV Community Engagement Manager Anna-Gray is passionate about environmental justice, community resilience, and finding the power and joy in food. She has her Master’s of the Environment from CU Boulder, with a specialization in Sustainable Food Systems. Before moving to Colorado, she earned her B.A. in Environmental Studies from UNC-Chapel Hill, with minors in social and economic justice and global American studies. Her work with PPAN is focused around engaging with community members, collaborating with PPAN’s organizational partners, spearheading events, and managing PPAN’s outreach and education programs. When not talking about pollinators, Anna-Gray works with the Boulder County Climate Justice Hive, helping to strengthen justice-based organizing efforts. BRET TURNER, MPH Contract Public Health Specialist Bret works as a Hazardous Materials Specialist at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. He holds a Master of Public Health degree from the Colorado School of Public Health with a concentration in Global Environmental and Occupational Health, and his undergraduate degree is in Environmental Resource Management from Penn State University in 2015 with concentrations in Environmental Engineering, Environmental & Renewable Resource Economics, and Watershed and Water Resource Management. Bret helps to facilitate the Colorado Environmental Health Coalition and works on PPAN's healthy schoolyards campaign. MADY SEEBER Intern Mady is a graduating senior at Fort Lewis College, based in Durango, CO. She has been studying Environmental Conservation + Management & Regenerative Food Systems, and has always found herself drawn to the protection of our natural environment– especially our water resources. When she's not on campus, Mady is usually guiding groups of FLC students through their backyard, the San Juan Mountains, and taking them on multi-day rafting excursions down the Southwest's rivers. Her role is to teach them all about the world around them, to teach each student to love their natural world and protect it. Mady brings her passion from her studies and her work to PPAN every day and loves being an intern here! BOARD OF DIRECTORS REBECCA DICKSON, Ph.D., PPAN BOARD CHAIR Instructor, University of CO & Co-Chair, Sierra Club, Indian Peaks Chapter Rebecca has a doctorate in English literature and teaches in the University of Colorado’s largest undergraduate program: Writing and Rhetoric. She has published on many topics and served as editor of various Sierra Club publications. She has won regional awards for her work as an activist focused on climate change and the protection of pollinators including PLAN-Boulder County’s environmental award; the Sierra Club-Rocky Mountain Chapter’s Networking Award; and the Charlie Oriez Environmental Award for her political activism. Rebecca is a founding Board Member of PPAN and also serves as co-chair of the Sierra Club-Indian Peaks Group. SUE ANDERSON, PPAN BOARD CO-TREASURER Philanthropist & Non-Profit Executive/Board Member Sue has served as executive staff and on boards for the non-profit sector for 30+ years, primarily in the areas of social justice, the environment, and civic engagement—both in the U.S. and abroad. A deeply engaged and strategic philanthropist, Sue is a founding member of People & Pollinators Action Network and is on the national advisory board of the Union of Concerned Scientists. She also brings her experience as a former regenerative farmer to PPAN’s habitat and policy work, and tends a diverse pollinator habitat at her home. JILL ST AUBIN KING, PPAN BOARD CO-TREASURER Co-Owner, Urban Blum Strongly committed to "zero-chemical" gardening, Jill has built a professional career in organic landscaping beginning in 2004. She is currently co-owner of Urban Blum, which provides natural alternatives to landscape management for commercial mixed use properties. Jill is a dedicated hobbyist beekeeper and works to protect and support her hives and native pollinators by providing a safe habitat in her home garden and the landscapes she maintains. Jill is also the proud mother of three, and when not tending to plants or bees, she can be found outdoors soaking up Colorado's natural beauty or enjoying live music with friends. BETH CONREY Owner, Bee Squared Apiaries Beth previously served as president of the Western Apicultural Society—a one-year stint for the conference host—as well as a six-year term as President for both the Colorado State Beekeepers Association and the Northern Colorado Beekeepers Association. In addition to being a founding Board Member of People & Pollinators Action Network, Beth is Treasurer of the Pollinator Stewardship Council and operates Bee Squared Apiaries, a chemical-free 175-hive beekeeping business in Berthoud, CO. Bee Squared is a 4-time Good Food Award-winning honey producer. Bee Squared is also a Certified B Corp, a proud member of 1% for the Planet, plastic-neutral certified by RePurpose Global, and has received the Slow Food Snail of Approval. LOUISE TURNER CHAWLA, Ph.D. Professor Emerita, Environmental Design, College of Architecture & Planning, University of CO Louise is a Professor Emerita in the Environmental Design Program at the University of Colorado. Her work focuses on the benefits of access to nature for children, the development of active care for the natural world, and participatory methods for engaging youth in design and planning. She serves on the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Children and Nature Network. TIM PLASS, J.D. Lawyer, former City of Boulder Council Member Tim is a long-time Boulder resident, enthusiastic backyard gardener, advocate for a sustainable, local food system, and a community activist. He has served on the Boulder City Council, the City of Boulder Planning Board, and the Landmarks Board. A lawyer by training, Tim received his undergraduate education at Harvard University and his law degree from the University of Denver. His advocacy for sustainable, local food systems and pollinator conservation are invaluable to our community. LIANA STREET Liana and Chad own and operate Bees & Trees, Inc., a family-run business that provides native bee/wasp identification, structural honey bee hive removal and relocation, bumble bee nest relocation, and full service tree services including plant health care for trees that is safe for pollinators and other beneficial insects. Liana spends a lot of her time tabling at community events, attending local farm events and doing school presentations about the importance of pollinators. Through her business and her work with PPAN, Liana educates our community about native bees, honey bees, wasps, and other invertebrates; how to create safe, non-toxic habitats for pollinators, birds, and other wildlife; and the importance of adding native plants and trees to our landscapes. She has been involved with PPAN since 2017 and with Don Murray, co-leads PPAN’s Boulder County chapter. JULIE MORRIS, Ph.D. Full Teaching Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Denver Julie is a Full Teaching Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Denver. Her work focuses on biology education and outreach, especially environmental education and strategies to improve engagement and learning effectiveness in large introductory and non-major’s biology courses. She is passionate about preserving biodiversity and is actively involved in several sustainability initiatives on campus and in the surrounding community including managing DU’s community garden. ROBERT GREER, J.D. Tenant-Defense Attorney & Native Plant Enthusiast Rob is a tenant-defense nonprofit attorney by day and a native-plant advocate by night. His favorite native plants include western sand cherry, bee balm, and prickly pear, and he grows thousands of native plants each year for our local plant swap and for Indigenous groups. Rob takes a special interest in the public health benefits of urban native plants: shade, water conservation, local food, storm runoff, and temperature moderation. He also values their benefits for native fauna, as well as for their sheer beauty. Rob is an alum of U.C.L.A. and the University of Chicago Law School, and lives in Denver with his wife and two young children. DON MURRAY NOAA Meteorologist & Beekeeper Don is a meteorologist working at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on issues related to climate change and renewable energy. He stopped using pesticides in his yard and started planting flowers for pollinators in 2007, started keeping honeybees in 2013, and became a leader in local pollinator protection in 2014. Don worked with the Boulder County PPAN chapter to encourage the City of Longmont to reduce/eliminate the use of pesticides on city property and frequently works outreach events and teaches kids about pollinators at a summer Yoga Arts Camp, because he believes children to be the future in the fight to save pollinators and planet. Don and his wife, Diana, operate Buddha And The Bees, producing pure beeswax candles, all-natural personal care products, and honey from their chemical-free hives and gardens. LORRAINE DIXON-JONES Policy Advisor, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Lorraine has served as a policy advisor for over 25 years at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, where she was involved with the regulation of healthcare facilities. Before that, she worked as a policy analyst at the Colorado State Legislature as well as at the National Conference of State Legislatures. She has a B.A. in International Studies from Allegheny College and a Masters in Sociology from UC Denver. VANESSA ARMSTRONG Consultant and Project Manager, Osborne Organics Vanessa has been advocating to reduce and eliminate synthetic pesticides and fertilizers in her community since 2010. Her vision is to create social change towards a healthier future for our children and planet by creating awareness, legislative action, and market shifts. Originally from CA, where Vanessa had many pesticide wins, she's now based in Colorado and ready to continue the work. She works with the national leading expert in organic landscapes to help facilitate municipalities transition from conventional to organic landscape practices. Vanessa believes that healing the soil with organic practices will have a positive impact on human and environmental health. She has a Bachelor of Science in Business from California State University, Long Beach, a Permaculture Design Certificate from The Ecology Center in San Juan Capistrano and is an Accredited Organic Land Care Professional (AOLCP). ADVISORS AMY LEWIS Chief Executive Officer, The WILD Foundation Amy is an award-winning nonprofit leader and scholar of environmental policy. Her research as a social movement scholar explores the relationship between democratic decision-making and policies that benefit the environment. She is currently Chief Executive Officer of the WILD Foundation, where she is committed to building global support for the protection of ‘Half of Earth’s lands and seas’ while also strengthening and expanding the land tenure of Indigenous Peoples, nature’s best guardians. WEBSITE DESIGNER IDELLE FISHER Website Designer, Graphic Designer, & Gardener Idelle is an avid gardener and runs an organic community garden in Denver where she's worked with the members to create pollinator habitat featuring many native plants. Idelle also has a large organic landscape and garden at home and recently replaced her front lawn with a native plant bed. She volunteers with PPAN and Front Range Wild Ones at native plant swaps and in Denver Parks to help take care of the city's pollinator beds . Idelle grew up in Thornton, Colorado and is a DU Alumni. In addition to gardening, she paints watercolors, sketches, and loves taking photos of gardens, homegrown veggies and pollinators. She runs her own business offering Website Design and Graphic Design, and loves working with green clients that are helping to change the world for the better. Check out her website at: picklewix.com

Here are some of our recent successes with helping to create and preserve pollinator habitats in Colorado. We recently championed a state resolution designating I-76 as Colorado’s first pollinator highway! HABITAT CREATION & PRESERVATION POLLINATOR HABITATS Here are some of our recent successes with helping to create and preserve pollinator habitats in Colorado. Championed a state resolution designating I-76 as Colorado’s first pollinator highway (2017) and launched the pilot planting project in 2018. Our partnership with CDOT continues with new pollinator plantings along Hwy 119 (2021). Co-created and co-host the annual Colorado Pollinator Summit (2015-2020) with Denver Botanic Gardens and The Butterfly Pavilion; and co-lead the Colorado Pollinator Network Worked with the Department of Natural Resources to spearhead a new, comprehensive pollinator policy for state lands (2018) Recruited 2,000+ individuals and businesses to take our pollinator-safe pledge to use pollinator-safe practices on their properties JOIN OUR EFFORTS SIGN THE PLEDGE

POLLINATOR GARDENS IN DENVER POLLINATOR GARDENS IN THE CITY OF DENVER Visit these city pollinator garden beds to see Monarchs and other pollinators in Denver. Let us know if you have any to add, or if you'd like to volunteer with us to help weed/plant and maintain these pollinator gardens. VOLUNTEER WITH US » DENVER PARKS VOLUNTEERS PHOTO GALLERY Want to volunteer with us to help take care of pollinator gardens in our public spaces? Reach out to us to get on our volunteer list »

VOLUNTEER IN PARKS Volunteer to support no-spray community spaces throughout the state! Colorado’s pesticide-free parks thrive because of people like you. Volunteers help keep these spaces healthy and safe by pulling weeds, planting native flowers, and supporting habitats where pollinators can flourish—without harmful chemicals. Whether you have an hour or a whole afternoon, your time makes a real difference. Come get your hands in the dirt and be part of a growing effort to protect the parks we all love. Volunteer in Denver Parks Volunteer in Golden Parks Volunteer in Eldorado Canyon State Park

People and Pollinators Action Network (PPAN) offers this guide for best practices for a pollinator friendly habitat across Colorado. POLLINATOR SAFE COMMUNITIES GUIDE GUIDE FOR POLLINATOR SAFE COMMUNITIES People and Pollinators Action Network (PPAN) works across Colorado to promote sustainable agricultural practices, safeguard public health, and improve our environment by fostering a strong movement to build community awareness, change policies and support best practices in the use of chemical pesticides and pollinator friendly habitat management. Our vision is to make Colorado a pollinator haven—a place where bees, bats and butterflies will thrive. DOWNLOAD GUIDE PDF How are we creating change? Work with government officials and state agencies to adopt pollinator friendly policies and practices at the local and state level. Promote and connect widespread pollinator safe habitats by creating Pollinator Safe Communities. Work with businesses, farmers and beekeepers to encourage pollinator safe product sales and practices. Educate and train residential, commercial, agricultural and public land managers to find ways to protect pollinators and promote healthy habitat. Serve as a resource for anyone interested in creating pollinator safe habitat. What's at stake? Pollinators, both native and introduced species, are essential to overall ecosystem health and to agricultural productivity. Protecting pollinators can be challenging in the face of habitat loss along with climate change and pesticide misapplication and overuse. All of these issues contribute to lowered immune systems making pollinators more susceptible to pests and pathogens. Loss of these essential creatures to our biodiversity threatens ecological stability around the world. Creating Pollinator Safe Communities People and Pollinators Action Network is encouraging land owners and managers to create pollinator refuges by converting backyards and other properties to pollinator safe habitat. The message is straightforward – plant organic plants/seeds and eliminate the use of pesticides on the landscape and speak to others about doing the same. Safe havens for pollinators mean that there is healthy food and shelter for our pollinating wildlife. Through education we can encourage people to change their land management practices and become more active on this issue. By joining others that are doing the same we can change Colorado one garden or property at a time. Dear Pollinator Safe Community Leader, Thank you for making a commitment to support pollinators! It is because of people like you that we are able to create habitat and change the way people think about and interact with pesticides. Neighbor to neighbor education and outreach is an effective tool in a time when residents feel powerless in the face of large-scale environmental threats. Pollinator Safe Leaders are our strength around Colorado: you reach out to neighbors, community members, business owners and leaders, collect pollinator safe pledges and employ outreach strategies that work best for you. You don’t have to know all the answers or know every person who lives in your neighborhood or community. You don’t have to do all the work yourself. Being a Pollinator Safe Leader requires little more than dedication, drive and a passion to grow the pollinator-safe movement in Colorado. This Guide includes a copy of the Pollinator Safe Pledge and ideas for conducting outreach and education in your community. Sign up to be a Pollinator Safe Leader and to receive resources and tips for creating a pollinator haven here: BE A POLLINATOR SAFE LEADER Overview: Steps to Creating a Pollinator Safe Community Designate a Pollinator Safe Leader or gather a team that would like to build safe habitat in their communities. Set short- and long-term goals to measure success. A short-range goal could be holding an educational meeting/gathering on your block to explain the importance of providing blooming plants for wildlife throughout the growing season and reducing and eliminating pesticide use. A long-term goal could be establishing a block of pollinator safe properties. Provide resources to the community regarding pollinator safe, region appropriate plantings and natural management strategies. Ask neighbors or other property managers to sign PPAN’s Pollinator Safe Pledge . Pledgers can choose to have their property displayed on a public map . Watching habitat expand is inspiring! Display a pollinator habitat yard sign to indicate that a pledge has been signed and to spark conversations with neighbors. Determine what educational strategies work best in your community (neighborhood presentations/tips, plant exchanges, kid-related activities, community plantings, partnering with businesses, etc.) Continue to spread the message by choosing at least three activities per year from suggested activities included below and in this Guide . Speak with neighborhood organizations about creating pollinator habitat , nurseries about providing organic plants and local leaders about what can be accomplished city-wide by using pollinator safe land management practices. Let us know about your successes and challenges. Send stories, photos or videos to be shared in the PPAN Enews or on social media. Suggested Activities Ask community members to sign PPAN’s Pollinator Safe Pledge (print out copies of the Pledge from this guide or direct people to sign the Pledge on the PPAN website here. Aim to collect ten new pledges each year. Pass paper pledges back to PPAN so pollinator safe properties can be displayed on the website map. Watch the habitat areas grow! Sign up new Pollinator Safe Leaders here . Join a PPAN local chapter. Host an informational gathering or potluck for community members to learn more about the issue. Provide resources such as plant lists and sources of safe plants and seeds. Ask people to display the Colorado Pollinator Habitat sign . It’s a good conversation starter! Contact PPAN to receive habitat signs for a suggested donation of ten dollars. Speak with local and state leaders about the issue. Host a pollinator safe plant and/or seed exchange in the spring or fall. Host a pollinator themed event. Show a film about the importance of pollinators. Speak to local nurseries about supplying organic and native plants/seeds and alternatives to pesticides. Let PPAN know if you are aware of a local business that has a pollinator safe philosophy and we’ll add them to our list of pollinator-safe businesses. If you are a resident of a Homeowner’s Association speak with the board and/or land managers about their current landscaping practices and your concern for human and pollinator health. Host a natural lawn care management workshop. It can be challenging to convince homeowners and other property managers that the landscape can be managed without the use of harmful pesticides. Providing simple steps for success can support the transition away from synthetic pesticide and fertilizer use. Encourage property owners/managers to transition from turf to pollinator habitat. Track the amount of turf removed in your community and number of pollinator safe plants added. Host a PPAN educational table at a local event. Host a native bee house-building workshop. Be a citizen scientist! Organize a neighborhood pollinator bio blitz and/or use the iNaturalist app to identify and track pollinators species found in yards and communities. This is a fun and educational way to learn more about the diversity of pollinator species and encourage some friendly competition amongst neighbors. Track increased diversity of pollinating wildlife as pollinator habitat grows! DOWNLOAD GUIDE PDF

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Biodiversity loss (along with climate change) is the biggest environmental threat we face today. The time is now to tackle the urgent challenges we face. Please join us! DONATE TODAY THE TIME IS NOW TO TAKE ACTION. Biodiversity loss (along with climate change) is the biggest environmental threat we face today. And insects—our most vulnerable species—are disappearing at a rate that could lead to their extinction within 100 years! Can you imagine a world without bees & butterflies?! Unthinkable! The good news? Seemingly small actions that we take together, like: creating and connecting swaths of pollinator-safe habitat; advocating for policies that limit the use of toxics in our environment; and spreading awareness about the importance of biodiversity do matter and can reverse this trend while protecting the health of ourselves and our families. PPAN is poised and ready to propose important policy changes that will have a far-reaching impact for communities across the state. We’re working to solidify as many partnerships as possible and need your support to help make this comprehensive people and pollinator health bill a reality. Your year-end gift will go directly to supporting PPAN’s programs including: Public Policy for Pollinators, Pollinator Safe Communities, and our new Habitat Fund. Whether you care about preserving biodiversity; protecting the health of yourselves and your families; or protecting the health of our soils and mitigating climate change—these things are all interconnected and the work of PPAN addresses all of them. The time is now to tackle the urgent challenges we face. Please join us! DONATE TODAY Make your gift to PPAN by December 31, 2021 to fuel our work in 2022! Our future depends on it!

Mission & Non-Discrimination Statement Mission People and Pollinators Action Network (PPAN) works at the intersection of public health and biodiversity, educating and advocating at the grassroots, municipal, and state levels in Colorado for policies and practices that protect pollinators as well as public health by restoring, protecting, or creating climate-resilient native plant habitats and eliminating the use of unnecessary pesticides in urban, working, and wildland areas. We envision a world with healthy, regenerated ecosystems where people and pollinators can thrive for generations to come. Receive Newsletter & Action Alerts Get Involved Non-Discrimination Policy: People and Pollinators Action Network (PPAN) is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, and environmental justice. PPAN does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), sex, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, or socioeconomic status in any of its activities, operations, employment, volunteer opportunities, delivery of program services, or distribution of resources and materials. We also practice wage transparency and do not discriminate based on pregnancy, childbirth, parenthood, or related conditions. We firmly believe that all people deserve to live in an environmentally healthy world, free from poisons in their food, neighborhoods, and work lives. We recognize that environmental hazards and their health impacts disproportionately affect communities of color, low-income communities, indigenous peoples, and other historically marginalized populations. These disparities extend to occupational exposure, with agricultural workers, groundskeepers, and pesticide applicators facing heightened risks. PPAN is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible experience to everyone, including individuals with disabilities. We ensure that people with disabilities have full and equal opportunity to access and benefit from our services and information, including through our website peopleandpollinators.org and all program activities. Our commitments include: Ensuring equal opportunity and access to our programs, services, resources, and employment; Providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities; Creating accessible digital content and communications; Actively working to eliminate barriers to participation in environmental advocacy and education; Promoting inclusive decision-making that amplifies diverse voices and perspectives; Building partnerships with organizations serving underrepresented communities; Creating multilingual materials and culturally responsive programming; Maintaining a workplace and volunteer environment free from discrimination and harassment; Regular review and evaluation of our practices to ensure they advance equity and accessibility. We continue to work on protecting those who have no choice but to risk exposure to pesticides, either because of chemical plants in their neighborhoods, pesticide drift, or occupational exposure. We work to remember, always, the importance of biodiversity to healthy ecosystems while remaining aware that pesticides reduce biodiversity. We work to remain aware, always, that a profound lack of equity exists in human access to healthy ecosystems. We commit anew to improving access to healthy ecosystems for people of all backgrounds and income levels. This policy applies to all employees, volunteers, members, clients, contractors, and partners of People and Pollinators Action Network. Any person who believes they have experienced or witnessed discrimination or faced accessibility barriers should report their concerns to PPAN leadership. Reports will be promptly investigated and appropriate corrective action will be taken if warranted. PPAN regularly reviews and updates this policy to ensure it reflects current best practices in advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, and environmental justice. We welcome feedback from our community on how we can better serve all people and pollinators. Contact information for questions or to submit complaints: info@peopleandpollinators.org. PPAN's team members work remotely but our organization adhere's to Colorado's Anti-Discrimination Notices .

POLLINATOR SAFE PLEDGE MAP See everyone who has signed the Pollinator Safe Property Pledge: These pins represent properties that will not use pesticides and plant pollinator safe plants. (We are working on improving the load time of this map below, if the map below takes too long to load the pins, please try viewing this alternative map » ) LEARN MORE & SIGN THE PLEDGE »