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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

Resources for maintaining a healthy, non-toxic, chemical-free lawn that's good for people, pets, and pollinators! ORGANIC TURF MANAGEMENT Visit An Organically Managed Park Near You! Organic Turf Management prioritizes the transition away from synthetic chemicals toward organic methods, with the goal of improving environmental health, reducing chemical exposure, and enhancing community well-being . With our partners, we're making Colorado healthier and safer -- one park at a time! Scroll for more resources and ways to get involved. Check out our partner resources: Boulder Parks & BVSD The City of Boulder is leading the way in safe, sustainable land care—maintaining all 60+ of its public parks without synthetic pesticides. This citywide commitment protects the people who use these spaces every day and supports healthier soil, water, and wildlife. Wonderland Lake Park We’re also excited to be working with Boulder Valley School District (BVSD) to extend this approach to local schoolyards. Because children are especially vulnerable to the harmful effects of pe Longmont Parks Longmont is one of the first parks that PPAN helped transition. They have one fully transitioned organic turf park: Roosevelt Park. Roosevelt Park Photo from the City of Longmont. Roosevelt Park is a beloved Longmont gathering space that’s now maintained with organic practices. By phasing out synthetic pesticides and fertilizers and focusing on soil health, the park offers a safer, more resilient landscape for the community to enjoy. 📍 700 Longs Peak Ave, Longmont, CO 80501 Colorado Springs Parks We are in the initial phases of communicating with Colorado Springs to start transitioning a few of their parks to organically managed turf. Be sure to keep an eye out for more information! Do you live in Colorado Springs and want to see organically maintained parks? Let us know and get involved! America the Beautiful Park - photo from Uncover Colorado. Golden Parks The City of Golden is transitioning a few organically maintained parks for you to explore, including: New Loveland Mine Park , Southridge Park , and DeLong Park . New Loveland Mine Park With a well-loved playground and a busy sports field, this park shows how families and athletes can enjoy safe, vibrant recreation while supporting a more resilient local ecosystem. It’s a model for communities looking to protect people, pollinators, and the places we all share. 📍 1309 5th S Lakewood Parks Do you live in Lakewood? Visit the Link Recreation Center Baseball Field , Mountair Dog Park , and Belmar Traditional Park to see organic turf transitions in action. The Link Recreation Center Baseball Field Photo from Natural Grocers. The Link Recreation Center Baseball Field is managed organically, giving the community and youth programs a safe, chemical-free place to play; all while supporting healthy soil, pollinators, and local ecosystems. 📍 1295 S. Reed St., Lakewood Photo credit: Osborne Organics I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. A Step-by-Step Guide to Organic Turf Management PPAN is proud to partner with the City of Boulder's Climate Initiatives Team and Osborne Organics to share this step-by-step guide for homeowners or lawn care professionals on how to make your lawn safe and healthy for people, pets, pollinators, and the planet. Download Guide in English Descarga la Guía en Español Support for School Districts & Parks Departments PPAN partners with Colorado municipalities and school districts to support your team in transitioning to organic turf management. Stay tuned for case studies from pilot projects in Longmont, Golden, Lakewood, Colorado Springs and more in 2025. Reach Out For More Info DeLong Park: Example Pilot Park in Golden Photo credit: City of Boulder Transition Your Lawn to Colorado Native Grasses In an ideal world, the turf we don't replace with flowering pollinator-friendly plants would be replaced with Colorado native grasses! The Native Grass Working Group has created a phenomenal resource for guiding you through the decision making and implementation process of a native grass transition for your lawn. Explore the CO Native Grass Guide More Play, Less Spray Campaign Check out these Rocky Mountain Bio Ag podcast episodes with Osborne Organic's Chip Osborne. Limit Turf in New Residential Development Bill PPAN supported HB25-113 to limit nonfunctional turf in new residential developments (new apartment and condominium developments). This bill is the latest in a series of legislative efforts to reduce turf that is not suited to Colorado's arid climate and demands excessive resources to maintain. Functional vs Nonfunctional Turf Functional turf refers to grass that is used for recreational activities such as sports fields, playgrounds, and golf courses. Nonfunctional turf refers to non-native grass that is not actively used for recreation or other purposes such as turf found in street medians.

Become a Pollinator Safe Community Leader! Do you want your neighborhood and local businesses to be safe places for pollinators and people alike? Are you a dedicated, passionate individual? You may be a perfect fit to become a Pollinator Safe Community Leader! One of our important goals as an organization is to empower you to be part of creating a Pollinator Safe movement around Colorado. Advocating for a Pollinator Safe Community (PSC) can be as easy as talking to your neighbors and local businesses and asking them to sign our pollinator pledge! If this sounds like an opportunity that's right for you, please check out our PSC guide for ideas to get you started, and fill out the form below to receive more information! We are also working to build out this program to better fit the needs of interested people like you! So please let us know if you have ideas or suggestions to amplify this work, and stay tuned for updated processes and materials coming soon! PSC Guide Thank you for making a commitment to support pollinators! It is because of people like you that we are able to create critical pollinator habitat and change the way people think about, and interact with, pesticides. Neighbor to neighbor education and outreach is a very effective tool in a time when residents feel powerless in the face of large-scale environmental threats. VOLUNTEER Interested in more ways to get involved with PPAN? We have lots of volunteer roles to suit whatever you're interested in doing! Click below for more information and to sign up for our volunteer list! LEARN MORE

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 »

See everyone who has signed the Pollinator Safe Property Pledge. The pins on this map represent properties that will not use pesticides and plant pollinator safe plants. 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. LEARN MORE & SIGN THE PLEDGE »

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PPAN is funded by grassroots donors like yourself. Your support makes all the difference in our ability to protect both pollinators and public health in Colorado. Thank you for renewing your gift today! RENEW YOUR SUPPORT for POLLINATORS! Your support makes all the difference in our ability to protect pollinators and public health. Thank you for renewing your gift! OTHER WAYS TO GIVE Order Another Pollinator License Plate Mail a check to PO Box 355 Niwot, CO 80544 Planned, DAF, or IRA Giving Buy Books! 10% of Your Purchase Goes Directly to PPAN. Ask your employer to match your gift through Benevity, NPO Connect, or other matching gift platform. Gift stock or other assets Questions? emily@peopleandpollinators.org (720) 593-6303

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UPCOMING EVENTS VIEW ON CALENDAR » Bat Week 2026 Sat, Oct 24 Virtual More info Learn More Finding Nectar's 4th Annual Fall Festival Sat, Oct 24 Finding Nectar Nursery More info Learn More Pumpkins & Panels Sat, Oct 24 Jack's Solar Garden More info Learn More OKTOBERFEST 2026 AT OLD ELM FARM Sat, Oct 24 The Old Elm More info Learn More Multiple Dates Virtual Firefly Symposium 2026: Science, Conservation, and Education Tue, Oct 27 Virtual Event More info Learn More 23rd ANNUAL COLORADO RARE PLANT SYMPOSIUM Fri, Nov 06 Denver Botanic Gardens More info Learn More Multiple Dates Metro Denver PPAN Chapter Meeting Wed, Nov 11 https://forms.gle/hS6eJ5sZdVsmYK5X8 More info Learn More Multiple Dates Northern Colorado PPAN Chapter Meeting Wed, Nov 11 https://forms.gle/hS6eJ5sZdVsmYK5X8 More info Learn more Multiple Dates SoCoPPAN Chapter Meeting Thu, Nov 12 Zoom More info Learn More Northern Colorado Native Plant Exchange Sun, Nov 15 The Gardens on Spring Creek More info Learn More 2026 Youth Pollinator Summit Sun, Nov 15 University of Colorado Museum of Natural More info Learn More 11th Annual CO Pollinator Summit Thu, Nov 19 Williams Village North Hall More info Learn More All-Out Spring Fever Charity Race Sun, Mar 21 Ralston Creek Trail More info Learn More Multiple Dates Wildflower Art Immersion Retreat Fri, Jun 18 Crested Butte More info Learn More EVENT CALENDAR October 2026 Today Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 27 12:00 AM Creek Week 2026! 28 12:00 AM Creek Week 2026! 29 12:00 AM Creek Week 2026! 30 12:00 AM Creek Week 2026! 1 12:00 AM Creek Week 2026! 2 12:00 AM Creek Week 2026! 3 12:00 AM Creek Week 2026! +1 more 4 12:00 AM Creek Week 2026! +1 more 5 6 7 8 4:00 PM SoCoPPAN Chapter Meeting 9 10 11 12 9:00 AM Mesa Valley Wildlife Preserve Habitat Project 13 14 10:00 AM Metro Denver PPAN Chapter Meeting +1 more 15 16 17 18 1:00 PM Wild Ones Boulder/Broomfield Counties Seed Cleaning Social 19 20 21 22 12:00 PM No Tricks, Just Treats: Why Spiders Belong in Your Garden 23 24 Day (1/8) Bat Week 2026 +3 more 25 Day (2/8) Bat Week 2026 26 Day (3/8) Bat Week 2026 27 Day (4/8) Bat Week 2026 +1 more 28 Day (5/8) Bat Week 2026 +1 more 29 Day (6/8) Bat Week 2026 +1 more 30 Day (7/8) Bat Week 2026 31 Day (8/8) Bat Week 2026 1 2 3 4 5 6 8:30 AM 23rd ANNUAL COLORADO RARE PLANT SYMPOSIUM 7