How to help bees and butterflies in your own back yard
Learn how to create welcoming habitat for pollinators, from planting gardens, creating watering stations, and making milkweed seed bombs.
Bees, monarch butterflies, and other critical pollinators are in decline, due to many reasons like loss of habitat, food, and increased use of pesticides. You can help them and enjoy their presence in your own back yard. Check out these short videos on how you can help pollinators:
How to plant a bee-friendly garden
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How to create a bee and butterfly watering station
How to make a milkweed seedball
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Steve Blackledge
Senior Director, Conservation America Campaign, Environment America
Steve directs Environment America’s efforts to protect our public lands and waters and the species that depend on them. He led our successful campaign to win full and permanent funding for our nation’s best conservation and recreation program, the Land and Water Conservation Fund. He previously oversaw U.S. PIRG’s public health campaigns. Steve lives in Sacramento, California, with his family, where he enjoys biking and exploring Northern California.