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SAC Sewer presents pilot pollinator garden at Hovnanian Drive pump station
Summary
Staff presented a pilot pollinator garden at the Hovnanian Drive pump station in Natomas, citing water savings, native plants and early positive observations; staff said the sign will be installed on the 20th and maintenance is guaranteed through June 2026 before routine landscaper upkeep.
Carolyn Balazs, environmental sustainability coordinator for the Sacramento Area Sewer District, presented a pilot pollinator project at the Hovnanian Drive pump station in Natomas during the boardmeeting on Nov. 12.
Balazs said the project replaces high-water landscaping with drought-tolerant California natives and is organized into four planting zones: a habitat hedgerow for shelter, a nectar bank of perennial flowers, oil-and-resin resources used by native ground-nesting bees, and a grassland buffer that provides cover. Plants named during the presentation include California…
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