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Commission work group develops pollinator program to replace ‘No Mow May’ with native-plant outreach
Summary
The Healthy Habitats work group discussed program names, signage and plant-kit distribution options to support a pollinator corridor, with potential use of Green Bay Conservation Corps for plant production and uncertainty about Corps funding.
Ned Dorf, lead of the Healthy Habitats work group, updated the commission on plans to replace the city’s No Mow May approach with a more structured pollinator program. “We’re looking for something with a catchy name,” Ned said, explaining the group is considering multiple name and outreach options and signage approaches.
The work group discussed curating native-plant kits (full-sun/shade; small/large) and using the Green Bay Conservation Corps to grow plants in a greenhouse and assemble kits, modeled in part on the city’s rain-barrel program. Ned noted the Corps’ funding situation is uncertain: “things are touch and go a little bit with the Conservation Corps and AmeriCorps in general.”
Commission members discussed cost and distribution: one member described a low-cost model used elsewhere where participants register online and print a standardized sign for their yard or window to reduce staff burden and sign theft. The group also discussed possible sponsorship or local partnerships, and certifications such as the National Wildlife Federation’s Certified Wildlife Habitat or programs run by Xerces and the North American Butterfly Association.
Ned said the work group hopes to present a business item for the commission to vote on a program name, enrollment process and funding plan at a future meeting. The commission voted to receive and place the work-group report on file.
