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Borough staff and students research pollinator policies; report recommends voluntary pathway and demonstration projects

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Sustainability staff reported research into municipal pollinator programs and recommended a citizen‑driven ‘Pollinator Pathway’ approach, demonstration projects, and an application/education process; staff is still consulting partners and has not presented final ordinance language.

Sustainability Officer Jasmine Fields told council on April 14 that borough staff and Penn State graduate students have completed preliminary research comparing pollinator initiatives in other university towns and Pennsylvania municipalities and are developing recommendations for a local policy and education plan.

Fields said the team did not find existing Pennsylvania…

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