© Pollinator Pathway K. Lamb
Connecting organizations | Connecting communities | Connecting habitat
Pollinator Pathway promotes native plant landscapes and works to connect public parks and private land to create a continuous corridor of pollinator-friendly habitat.
HOW IT GOT STARTED
Pollinator Pathway's roots in Licking County
In December 2022, entomologist and bestselling author Doug Tallamy came to Licking County for a series of events, including a public lecture at Denison, a hike and biological survey with community members in the Denison Bioreserve and a luncheon with local landscape professionals. The events attracted hundreds of participants--including more than 500 attendees to Swasey Chapel--and generated a groundswell of interest in reimagining lawns as wildlife habitat. In an effort to build upon the momentum & interest created by Dr. Tallamy’s vital message and visit, the host committee continued to meet to contemplate next steps. The original planning group expanded to include representatives from more than a dozen local organizations. The group initially focused on cross promoting native plant-related events, eventually formalizing a partnership under the Pollinator Pathway umbrella. In February 2023, Licking County joined dozens of other Pollinator Pathway communities across the country to focus on connecting continuous corridors of natural areas and promote native plant gardens in order to support bees, butterflies, birds and other wildlife.
Partner Organizations
Licking Land Trust | The Dawes Arboretum | Licking Park District | Denison | The Ohio State University Newark | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program | Granville Public Library | Sanctuary Garden at Newark High School | Licking Soil & Water Conservation District | Granville Schools Sustainability Project | Ace of Clubs 4-H | Otterbein Granville | 1500 Trees | City of Newark | Grange Insurance Audubon Center | Licking County Master Gardener Volunteers | Wild Ones Columbus | Licking County Community Center for 60+ Adults, Inc. | Planted in Pataskala | Go Green Granville
CONSERVATION PARTNERS
Support Pollinator Pathway via the Licking Land Trust
The Licking Land Trust serves as the fiscal sponsor of Pollinator Pathway, which means grants and donations are managed by our partners at the Licking Land Trust and are considered tax-deductible.
CREATE A HOMEGROWN HABITAT
Be a part of Pollinator Pathway
Plant flowers, shrubs & trees that are native to Ohio
Remove invasive plants
Reduce the size of your lawn
Adopt pollinator-friendly maintenance practices, including avoiding the use of chemicals, leaving the leaves & waiting until spring for garden clean-up in order to provide shelter & food for pollinators.
Even the smallest green spaces, home gardens and median strips can be part of the Pollinator Pathway.
"Listening to Dr. Tallamy was life changing. If we all plant even a small plot with native plants, we can completely change the trajectory for our pollinators–changing from a path towards extinction, to a path of survival. To enhance life for our pollinators is to enhance our future."
-Zak
Newark High School student
Watch one of author Doug Tallamy's talks that inspired the Licking County Pollinator Pathway.
View this beautiful and interactive overview of the impact of Pollinator Pathway communities.
Learn more about the origin story and history of how Pollinator Pathway started on East Coast.
Help us create & connect natural corridors for pollinators to survive & thrive
IN THE NEWS
How Licking County groups are saving bees, butterflies
Pollinator Pathway featured in Columbus Dispatch, Newark Advocate, Granville Sentinel, The Reporting Project & Pickerington Online & Go Green Granville
SCHOOLYARD HABITAT
100 acre outdoor classroom provides educational opportunities, wildlife habitat and anchor for Pollinator Pathway
GRANVILLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
Pollinator Pathway plot takes root
Teacher who helped to create new native plant garden featured in Reporting Project story
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS AWARD
Community Service
Granville resident honored for work creating Pollinator Pathway in Licking County
photo by Ian Meske
Learn more about what Pollinator Pathway communities are doing to create and protect native plants for wild bees and butterflies in "The Buzz" --the quarterly e-newsletter from the Pollinator Pathway network.
Fall 2024
Summer 2024
Winter 2024
Fall 2023
Summer 2023
Spring 2023
"I have been to lots of places and many do undertake a few projects, but no place has come close to what you (Licking County) are doing."
- Doug Tallamy
author of Nature's Best Hope
