A snapshot of state actions to protect pollinators

Bees, butterflies and other pollinator species are vital to our food systems, enhance biodiversity, and play a key role in maintaining the resilience of the planet’s ecosystems. Without them, more than 80% of the world’s flowering plants would be unable to reproduce.[1] By some estimates, more than one third of all crops grown for human consumption depend on them.[2]

Over the last two decades, many species of bees and other pollinators have experienced severe population declines, to the point where scientists have warned that some pollinating insects, such as bumblebees and monarch butterflies, may be on the brink of extinction.[3]

Urgent action by state and federal governments is needed to ensure that these predictions do not become a reality. 

Neonics: A driver in pollinator declines

From bees to butterflies, hummingbirds to beetles (yes, beetles), pollinators are vital to one in every three bites of food we eat, and play a key role in maintaining the resilience of the planet’s ecosystems.[4] However, a combination of habitat loss, climate change, disease, and, in particular, the widespread use of toxic pesticides, is driving bee, butterfly and other pollinator numbers into a sharp decline.

Neonicotinoids, or “neonics,” are a class of insecticides widely used in agriculture and gardening. Designed to target pests, these chemicals are extremely toxic to bees and other beneficial insects. Unlike other pesticides, neonics are “systemic”: in other words, when applied, they are absorbed by the plant, making the entire organism — from roots to pollen — toxic to insects. A thousand times more toxic to bees than DDT, these chemicals cause serious harm even in sublethal doses,[5] attacking insects’ brains and impairing their reproduction, navigation, and immune systems.[6] And since their residues spread to and persist in soil and water, neonics accumulate in ecosystems, posing a long-term threat to biodiversity.

States step up to save bees and butterflies

Key state actions should include, first and foremost, restrictions on the sale and use of bee-killing pesticides. States have done this by blocking the sale of neonics to those without an applicator’s license or permit, and by restricting the sale and use of seeds coated with neonics. Additionally, some states have blocked the use of neonics on state lands such as wildlife areas and state parks. 

Step two is protecting pollinator habitat. States have acted to protect and improve habitat on state-managed lands, as well as along public highways. Finally, many states have acted to educate the public and create awareness about the decline in pollinators. 

Our review of legislation and policies adopted by states and state agencies shows that some states have made significant strides in adopting laws that protect pollinators. While all 50 have taken some action, many still have a long way to go. 

Here are some of the state actions that stand out: 

• New York and Vermont are the only two states to have restricted the sale of seeds treated with neonics.  
• California, Colorado, Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington have all taken legislative or administrative action classifying neonics as “restricted use,” thus preventing consumers without a pesticide applicator’s permit from purchasing them. 
• Minnesota and California have blocked the use of neonics on certain state lands, such as wildlife areas.
• Texas, Kentucky and others have adopted policies to plant pollinator-friendly vegetation on state lands, e.g., state parks or alongside state government buildings, or have programs to plant pollinator-friendly vegetation along roadsides. 
• California, Connecticut, Illinois, New Mexico and others have adopted legislation mandating the creation of pollinator habitat on state-managed lands, including planting pollinator-friendly habitat along highways. 
• Hawaii, Indiana, Minnesota, Oregon, Rhode Island and others have passed legislation prohibiting application of neonicotinoid pesticides to certain crops, mandated pollinator-specific applicator training and/or tightened restrictions on pesticide labelling to increase transparency regarding the chemicals contained in pesticides and their effects.
• At least 16 states provide funding or incentives for habitat restoration and/or have directed research and evaluation on habitat restoration and pollinator protection strategies.
• Many states now allow special pollinator license plates, often with revenues going toward funding pollinator protection initiatives.
• Every state in the country now officially recognizes National Pollinator Week.

Limits to the analysis

There are few databases that aggregate this information, especially administrative actions. This required us to look in many locations and to reach out to the states to obtain their list of pollinator-protection actions taken to date. Not all states responded. Also, if states have adopted new policies since January 2025, those may not be reflected here. We will update this article on a periodic basis, adding additional information as it comes to light. 

There are certain other realities not captured here. It is arguable that a state such as Alaska, for example, has little need for pollinator habitat restoration initiatives, since the vast majority of that state already consists of wild pollinator habitat. (A preponderance of habitat, however, does not mean that the need to restrict bee-killing neonics is any less urgent in Alaska than anywhere else.)

Finally, many states with a strong agricultural history have addressed the use of pesticides in one way or another over the course of several decades. Restrictions introduced decades ago for reasons other than explicitly for pollinator protection may not be reflected here but nonetheless still provide protections. In North Dakota, for example, agencies have long been conscious of the importance of maintaining pollinator-friendly environments in balance with crop growth factors, and various state agencies have implemented rules of various kinds that may benefit pollinators but fall outside the scope of this survey.[7]

To obtain the information, we reviewed legislation enacted by states since 2000. This data comes from three main sources: (1) datasets provided by the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators (NCEL) covering policies enacted between 2016 and the present, (2) a list of policies enacted between 2000 and 2017 presented in D. Halland and R. Steiner (“Insect pollinator conservation policy innovations at subnational levels: Lessons for lawmakers,” Environmental Science & Policy, 93, 2019), and (3) our own research into state actions. We also reached out to state governors’ offices with a summary of our findings and a request for corrections regarding any missing or inaccurate information, and adjusted grades accordingly. Three states – Iowa, North Dakota and New Mexico – responded to our request. We will regularly update the data based on new information. 

Conclusion and policy recommendations

A growing understanding of the crucial role of bees and other pollinating insects in ecological health and food security, coupled with a recognition of the threats these species face and the consequences of failing to address these threats, has led to real progress across the country in pollinator protection. But despite the progress being made, most states have not yet taken the level of action needed. 

States’ actions will determine the future of our food systems, natural landscapes and biodiversity. Now is the time for lawmakers to take meaningful and urgent action to eliminate harmful chemicals from our environment and give our struggling pollinators a fighting chance. 

States now need to take that action. Specifically, states should do the following:

• Pass policies to regulate bee-killing pesticides by restricting the consumer sale of neonicotinoids;
• Pass policies to restrict the sale and use of neonic-treated seeds; 
• Block the use of neonics on state land;
• Ensure the planting of pollinator-friendly vegetation along roadsides and on state lands, using native vegetation;
• Allocate public funding for research into best practices regarding pollinator habitat protection and enhancement and the development of robust pollinator protection strategies; and
• Increase awareness of pollinator declines through official state designations, specialty license plates and more. 

End notes

1.  USDA Forest Service, “Who Are the Pollinators?” archived at http://web.archive.org/web/20250204142902/https://www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/wildflowers/pollinators/who-are-the-pollinators 
2.  University of California, Berkeley, Pollinators Help One-third of the World’s Food Crop Production (news release), Science Daily, October 26, 2006, archived at http://web.archive.org/web/20250218090544/https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/10/061025165904.htm  
3. National Caucus of Environmental Legislators, Issue Overview: Pollinators, archived at http://web.archive.org/web/20241211175318/https://ncelenviro.org/issue/pollinators/  
4. U.S. Department of Agriculture, The Importance of Pollinators, accessed December 31, 2024, archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20241231002616/https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/general-information/initiatives-and-highlighted-programs/peoples-garden/importance-pollinators 
5. Stephen Leahy, “Insect ‘apocalypse’ in U.S. driven by 50x increase in toxic pesticides,” National Geographic, August 6, 2019, accessed December 15, 2024, https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/insect-apocalypse-under-way-toxic-pesticides-agriculture  
6. Environment America, What’s Being Done to Save the Bees?, October 10, 2023, archived at http://web.archive.org/web/20241231001517/https://environmentamerica.org/articles/whats-being-done-to-save-the-bees/  
7. Dawn Seay, North Dakota Office of the Governor, Personal Communication, December 2, 2024.

State by state notes

AL1.  State of Alabama Office of the Governor, Proclamation: Pollinator Week, June 2023. https://governor.alabama.gov/newsroom/2023/06/pollinator-week-2/

AK1. Executive Proclamation by Governor Mike Dunleavy, Alaska Pollinator Week, June 17, 2024, archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20250226223633/https://www.pollinator.org/pollinator.org/assets/generalFiles/Alaska-Pollinator-Week-Proclamation-2024.pdf 

AZ1. Office of the Governor, Katie Hobbs, Proclamation: Arizona Pollinator Week, April 25, 2024, archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20250226224501/https://www.pollinator.org/pollinator.org/assets/generalFiles/2024-Arizona-Pollinator-Week.pdf.  

AR1. Arkansas DOT works to ‘establish’ roadside wildflower habitat. https://ardot.gov/divisions/environmental/natural-resources/wildflower-program/ 

AR2. State of Arkansas Executive Department, Proclamation: Arkansas Pollinator Week, June 13, 2023, https://www.pollinator.org/pollinator.org/assets/generalFiles/1095_001.pdf 

AR3. Encyclopedia of Arkansas, “Honeybee, Official State Insect,” archived at http://web.archive.org/web/20241202083405/https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/media/honeybee-6682/

CA1. AB-363 Pesticides: neonicotinoids for nonagricultural use: reevaluation: control measures [2023-2024]. https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB363 

CA2. AB1024 (2024) Pesticide treated seed: labeling: https://legiscan.com/CA/text/AB1042/2023 

CA3. Center for Biological Diversity, California Puts Freeze on New Uses of Bee-killing Pesticides (press release), January 4, 2018, archived at http://web.archive.org/web/20240229214046/https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2018/pesticides-01-04-2018.php 

CA4. Environment America, “California says no to bee-killing pesticides on public lands,” September 11, 2024, archived at http://web.archive.org/web/20241004090757/https://environmentamerica.org/updates/california-says-no-to-bee-killing-pesticides-on-public-lands/ 

CA5. DPR Neonicotinoid Pesticide Exposure Protection. https://www.cdpr.ca.gov/proposed-regulation/dpr-22-001-neonicotinoid-pesticide-exposure-protection/ 

CA6. AB-2113 Pesticides [2023-2024]: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB2113 and AB-1789 Pesticides: neonicotinoids: reevaluation: determination: control measures [2013-2014], https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB1789

CA7. AB-2062 State Highways: Landscaping. Requires planting projects undertaken/approved by the department to include California native plants that will help rebuild pollinator populations. https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB2062&search_keywords=%22bee%22+%22pollinator%22 

CA8. SB826 (2016) Appropriations for the support of state government for the 2016–17 fiscal year. https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB826

CA9. SB 170 (2021) Pollinator Habitat Program. https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/oars/php/ 

CA10. CASB826 (2016) Appropriations for the support of state government for the 2016–17 fiscal year. https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB826

CA11. California Office of the Governor, Pollinator Week, 2024. https://www.pollinator.org/pollinator.org/assets/generalFiles/2024-California-Pollinator-Week_GGN.pdf 

CO1. SB23-266: Neonic Pesticides as Limited-use Pesticides (2023/24) http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb23-266

CO2.  HJR1029, 2017. Concerning the designation of Interstate Highway 76 as the ‘Colorado Pollinator Highway’”; https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hjr17-1029

CO3. HB24-1117 (2024). Nongame, Endangered, or Threatened Wildlife and Rare Plant Conservation Act. http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb24-1117 

CO4. Colorado Native Pollinating, Insects Health Study. https://www.coloradovirtuallibrary.org/resource-sharing/state-pubs-blog/protecting-pollinators/ 

CO5. HJR1029, 2017. Concerning the designation of Interstate Highway 76 as the ‘Colorado Pollinator Highway’”; https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hjr17-1029

CO6. Jared Polis, State of Colorado Governor’s Office, Proclamation: Pollinator Month, June 1, 2024. https://www.pollinator.org/pollinator.org/assets/generalFiles/Colorado-Pollinator-Month.pdf 

CT1. SB231 (2016). An Act Concerning Pollinator Health. https://www.cga.ct.gov/2016/ACT/pa/2016PA-00017-R00SB-00231-PA.htm 

CT2. H.B.5219 (2024). An Act Concerning Standards for the Spraying of Herbicides Along Railroad Right-Of-Ways. https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB5219&which_year=2024 

CT3. SB231 (2016). An Act Concerning Pollinator Health. https://www.cga.ct.gov/2016/ACT/pa/2016PA-00017-R00SB-00231-PA.htm

CT4. SB231 (2016). An Act Concerning Pollinator Health. https://www.cga.ct.gov/2016/ACT/pa/2016PA-00017-R00SB-00231-PA.htm

CT5. SB231 (2016). An Act Concerning Pollinator Health. https://www.cga.ct.gov/2016/ACT/pa/2016PA-00017-R00SB-00231-PA.htm

CT6. SB231 (2016). An Act Concerning Pollinator Health. https://www.cga.ct.gov/2016/ACT/pa/2016PA-00017-R00SB-00231-PA.htm

CT7. Kimberly Stoner, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, A Citizen’s Guide to Creating Pollinator Habitat in Connecticut, archived at http://web.archive.org/web/20240612065447/https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/caes/documents/publications/pollinators/acitizensguidetocreatingpollinatorhabitatinconnecticutpdf.pdf.  (produced at the direction of SB231 (2016). An Act Concerning Pollinator Health. https://www.cga.ct.gov/2016/ACT/pa/2016PA-00017-R00SB-00231-PA.htm.)

DE1. State of Delaware Office of the Governor, Proclamation in Observance of Pollinator Week, 2024.  https://www.pollinator.org/pollinator.org/assets/generalFiles/Delaware-Pollinator-Week-Proclamation-2024.pdf 

DE2. State of Delaware Department of Motor Vehicles, Vehicle Services Registration: Special License Plates, archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20241209051714/https://dmv.de.gov/VehicleServices/registration/index.shtml?dc=ve_reg_sp_tags 

FL1. Florida Office of the Governor, Florida Pollinator Week, June 19, 2023. https://www.pollinator.org/pollinator.org/assets/generalFiles/Florida-Polinator-Week-Proclamation.pdf 

GA1. A partnership between Georgia DOT and Georgia Association of Conservation Districts. https://pollinator-gdot.hub.arcgis.com/ 

GA2. HB671 (2018). Special license plates; Georgia Beekeepers Association; establish.http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/en-US/display/20172018/HB/671

GA3. Georgia Office of the Governor, A Proclamation: Georgia Pollinator Week, May 3, 2024. https://www.pollinator.org/pollinator.org/assets/generalFiles/Georgia-Pollinator-Week-6.17.24.pdf 

HI1. SB3095 (2018). Relating to Environmental Protection. https://trackbill.com/bill/hawaii-senate-bill-3095-mandatory-pesticide-disclosure-pesticide-reporting-and-regulation-program-chlorpyrifos-pesticide-use-revolving-fund-pesticide-drift-monitoring-study-appropriation/1536188/  

HI2. SB3095 (2018). Relating to Environmental Protection. https://trackbill.com/bill/hawaii-senate-bill-3095-mandatory-pesticide-disclosure-pesticide-reporting-and-regulation-program-chlorpyrifos-pesticide-use-revolving-fund-pesticide-drift-monitoring-study-appropriation/1536188/  

HI3. SB3095 (2018). Relating to Environmental Protection. https://trackbill.com/bill/hawaii-senate-bill-3095-mandatory-pesticide-disclosure-pesticide-reporting-and-regulation-program-chlorpyrifos-pesticide-use-revolving-fund-pesticide-drift-monitoring-study-appropriation/1536188/  

HI4. SR136/HR108 (2019). (House Resolution) Recognizing the Importance of the State’s Pollinator Species, The Threat That Systemic Insecticides Pose to Such Species, and Urging the Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Department of Agriculture to Take Measures to Limit Pollinator Exposure to Neonicotinoids. 

HI5. SB3095 (2018). Relating to Environmental Protection. https://trackbill.com/bill/hawaii-senate-bill-3095-mandatory-pesticide-disclosure-pesticide-reporting-and-regulation-program-chlorpyrifos-pesticide-use-revolving-fund-pesticide-drift-monitoring-study-appropriation/1536188/

HI6. State of Hawaii Office of the Governor, Proclamation: Pollinator Week, June 1, 2024. https://www.pollinator.org/pollinator.org/assets/generalFiles/Hawaii-Pollinator-Week-2024.pdf   

ID1. State of Idaho Office of the Governor, Proclamation: Pollinator Week, June 17, 2024.https://www.pollinator.org/pollinator.org/assets/generalFiles/Pollinator-Week-Proclamation.pdf 

IL1. HB3092 (2019). The Native Prairie and Forage Preference Act. https://trackbill.com/bill/illinois-house-bill-3092-prairie-and-forage-plants/1691020/ 

IL2. HB6182 (2016). An Act Concerning Transportation.  https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB6182&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=95721&DocNum=6182&GAID=13&Session= 

IL3. SB3214 (2018). Pollinator Friendly Solar Site Act. https://trackbill.com/bill/illinois-senate-bill-3214-solar-site-pollinator-friendly/1559333/ 

IL4. HB6182 (2016). An Act Concerning Transportation.  https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB6182&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=95721&DocNum=6182&GAID=13&Session=  

IL5. State of Illinois Office of the Governor, Proclamation: Pollinator Week, May 28. https://www.pollinator.org/pollinator.org/assets/generalFiles/Illinois-Pollinator-Week-Proclamation-2024.pdf 

IN1. SB314 (2008). Agriculture and Animals. https://archive.iga.in.gov/2008/bills/PDF/SE/SE0314.1.pdf Partial. Does not restrict the use of neonics or limit the crops they can be applied to or dictate when/how they can be applied, but does impose limitations on their handling designed specifically to help pollinators.

IN2. State of Indiana Office of the Governor, Proclamation: Pollinator Week, May 7, 2024. https://www.pollinator.org/pollinator.org/assets/generalFiles/Pollinator-Week-2024-Indiana.pdf

IA1. N.B.: administrative action. Implemented 1979 and regularly updated.

IA2. Lillie Brady, Iowa Office of the Governor, Personal communication, December 4, 2024.

IA3. Lillie Brady, Iowa Office of the Governor, Personal communication, December 4, 2024.

IA4. Iowa DOT Integrated Roadside Vegetative Management. https://iowadot.gov/consultants-contractors/design/lrtf/integrated-roadside-vegetation-mgmt 

IA5. Iowa State University Pollinator Working Group, About, archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20250227185627/https://pollinators.ppem.iastate.edu/about.  

IA6. State of Iowa Office of the Governor, Proclamation: Iowa Pollinator Week, June 17, 2024. https://www.pollinator.org/pollinator.org/assets/generalFiles/Iowa-Pollinator-Week-2024.pdf 

KS1. H.B.2607 (2024). Amends the Kansas Pesticide Law (Pesticide Law) and Kansas Chemigation Safety Law (Chemigation Law). Supervision and Training; Rules and Regulations. http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2023_24/measures/hb2607/ and SB60 (2017), House Substitute for SB 60 by Committee on Agriculture – Extending the sunset of certain department of agriculture fees and allowing the secretary of agriculture to charge and collect a paper document processing fee.” https://legiscan.com/KS/text/SB60/2017

KS2. H.B.2607 (2024). Amends the Kansas Pesticide Law (Pesticide Law) and Kansas Chemigation Safety Law (Chemigation Law). Supervision and Training; Rules and Regulations. http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2023_24/measures/hb2607/ and SB60 (2017), House Substitute for SB 60 by Committee on Agriculture – Extending the sunset of certain department of agriculture fees and allowing the secretary of agriculture to charge and collect a paper document processing fee.” https://legiscan.com/KS/text/SB60/2017 

KS3. State of Kansas Office of the Governor, Proclamation: Kansas Pollinator Week, May 30, 2024. https://www.pollinator.org/pollinator.org/assets/generalFiles/Kansas-Pollinator-Week-2024.pdf 

KY1. SJR177 (2010). Chapter 78, on beekeeping clubs and pollinator habitat. https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/10RS/documents/0078.pdf 

KY2. SJR177 (2010). Chapter 78, on beekeeping clubs and pollinator habitat. https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/10RS/documents/0078.pdf

KY3. HB175 (2010). An Act Relating to Bees, https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/10RS/documents/0019.pdf 

KY4. HR238 (2016). A resolution recognizing Clarkson as the “Honey Bee Capital of Kentucky.” https://trackbill.com/bill/kentucky-house-resolution-238-recognize-clarkson-as-the-honey-bee-capital-of-kentucky/1281407/

KY5. Kentucky Revised Statutes Section 2.081 – State agricultural insect, July 15, 2010. https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=19# 

KY6. State of Kentucky Office of the Governor, Proclamation: Pollinator Week, May 28, 2024. https://www.pollinator.org/pollinator.org/assets/generalFiles/Kentucky-Pollinator-Week-2024.pdf 

LA1. State of Louisiana Office of the Governor, Proclamation: Louisiana Pollinator Week, June 17, 2024. https://www.pollinator.org/pollinator.org/assets/generalFiles/Louisiana-Polliantor-Week-2024.pdf 

ME1. L.D. 155 (H.P. 111). Resolve, Directing The Board of Pesticides Control to Prohibit the Use of Certain Neonicotinoids for Outdoor Residential Use.  https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ID=280078133 

ME2. Public Act 620 (2006). An Act to Make Revisions to the Laws Governing Pesticide Control. https://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=1890&snum=122 

ME3. Janet Mills, State of Maine office of the Governor, Letter in support of observance of Pollinator Week, June 5, 2024. https://www.pollinator.org/pollinator.org/assets/generalFiles/Pollinator-Week-2024.pdf

MD1. Maryland Department of Agriculture Pesticide Regulation Section, Information Sheet: The Pollinator Protection Act of 2016. Archived at http://web.archive.org/web/20240712005846/https://mda.maryland.gov/plants-pests/Documents/PollinatorProtectionActFactSheet.pdf;  https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0208?ys=2021rs (cross-filed with http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0375?ys=2021rs)

MD2. S.B.0178 (2024). Agriculture – Pollinator Habitat Plan – Requirements for State Highway Administration. https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0178?ys=2024rs

MD3. SB1158 (2017). Department of Natural Resources – Solar Generation Facilities – Pollinator-Friendly Designation. https://trackbill.com/bill/maryland-senate-bill-1158-department-of-natural-resources-solar-generation-facilities-pollinator-friendly-designation/1410233/ 

MD4. Maryland Environmental Service Pollinator Habitat Plan (2017). https://menv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/pollinator-plan.pdf

MD5. HB132 (2016). An Act concerning state government – Pollinator Habitat Plans. https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/fnotes/bil_0002/hb0132.pdf

MD6. HB208 (2008). “An Act concerning agriculture – Wild Pollinators Program.” https://somd.com/news/headlines/2008/7502.php. The State Highway Administration’s pollinator program also includes stipulations regarding “educating the public” on pollinator issues: see S.B.0178: Agriculture – Pollinator Habitat Plan – Requirements for State Highway Administration. https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0022?ys=2024rs

MD7. State of Maryland Office of the Governor, Proclamation: Maryland Pollinator Week, June 17, 2024. https://www.pollinator.org/pollinator.org/assets/generalFiles/Maryland-Pollinator-Week-Proclamation-2024.jpg 

MA1. Hanna Uebele, “Save The Bees: Massachusetts Issues New Rules To Restrict Some Pesticides,” WGBH, March 25, 2021, archived at http://web.archive.org/web/20241124010351/https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2021-03-25/save-the-bees-massachusetts-issues-new-rules-to-restrict-some-pesticides. 

MA2. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Massachusetts Pollinator Protection Plan, archived at http://web.archive.org/web/20240811053032/https://www.mass.gov/doc/massachusetts-pollinator-protection-plan/download 

MA3. H4375 (2014). An Act Providing for the Preservation and Improvement of Land, Parks and Clean Energy in the Commonwealth. https://trackbill.com/bill/massachusetts-house-bill-4375-an-act-providing-for-the-preservation-and-improvement-of-land-parks-and-clean-energy-in-the-commonwealth/702808/. Allocates $500,000 for the design and construction of the UMASS Cranberry Station in Wareham to address concerns including pollinator health and minimization of nutrient and pesticide use. 

MA4. DCR. Pollinator Habitats and Gardens. https://www.mass.gov/doc/pollinator-habitats-and-gardens/download 

MA5. Department of Conservation and Recreation Office of Stewardship and Resource Protection, Best Management Practices: Pollinator Habitats and Gardens, archived at http://web.archive.org/web/20231208051129/https://www.mass.gov/doc/pollinator-habitats-and-gardens/download. See also: Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources, Choosing Pollinator-Friendly Native Plants in Home Gardening or Landscaping, archived at http://web.archive.org/web/20250124101947/https://www.mass.gov/info-details/choosing-pollinator-friendly-native-plants-in-home-gardening-or-landscaping  

MA6. Mass.gov, Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches Fourth Year of Growing Wild Program Encouraging Residents to Preserve and Protect Pollinator Habitats (press release), May 31, 2024, archived at http://web.archive.org/web/20240716152328/https://www.mass.gov/news/healey-driscoll-administration-launches-fourth-year-of-growing-wild-program-encouraging-residents-to-preserve-and-protect-pollinator-habitats. 

MA7. Commonwealth of Massachusetts Office of the Governor, Proclamation: Massachusetts Pollinator Week, June 1, 2024. https://www.pollinator.org/pollinator.org/assets/generalFiles/MA-Proclamation-2024.pdf 

MI1. MDOT Pollinator Habitat Management Program. https://www.michigan.gov/mdot/-/media/Project/Websites/MDOT/Programs/Highway-Programs/Roadside-Property-Management/Pollinator-Habitat/Pollinator-Habitat-Management-Program.pdf 

MI2. State of Michigan Office of the Governor, Proclamation: Michigan Pollinator Week, June 17, 2024. https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/proclamations/2024/06/17/june-17-23-2024-michigan-pollinator-week 

MN1. EO16-07 (2016). Directing Steps to Reverse Pollinator Decline and Restore Pollinator Health in Minnesota. August 25, 2016. Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20250226213821/https://officialdocuments.sos.state.mn.us/Files/GetDocument/106224 

MN2. NRDC, “Pollinators Notch Big Wins in Minnesota,” May 26, 2023. https://www.nrdc.org/bio/lucas-rhoads/pollinators-notch-big-wins-minnesota 

MN3. HF 2310 (2024).https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF2310&type=bill&version=4&session=ls93&session_year=2023&session_number=0; and HF 3353 (2016). A bill for an act relating to agriculture; establishing voluntary solar site management practices for solar sites; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216B. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF3353&version=1&session=ls89&session_year=2016&session_number=0

MN4. See, e.g., the project “Assessing Prairie Health to Inform Pollinator Conservation,” assessing habitat quality and pesticide occurrence in Minnesota prairies to inform management actions, endangered species recovery plans, and pollinator reintroduction efforts: https://web.archive.org/web/20250227194046/https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/assessing-prairie-health-inform-pollinator-conservation.  

MBN5. 2024-2-25 appropriations include: Pollinator Central IV: Habitat Improvement with Public Engagement: https://web.archive.org/web/20250227194540/https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/pollinator-central-iv-habitat-improvement-public-engagement 

MN6. HB3172 (2013). Omnibus Supplemental Appropriations Bill. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?ssn=0&y=2013&b=House&f=HF3172 

MN7. EO16-07 (2016). Directing Steps to Reverse Pollinator Decline and Restore Pollinator Health in Minnesota. August 25, 2016. Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20250226213821/https://officialdocuments.sos.state.mn.us/Files/GetDocument/106224 

MN8. HB3172 (2013). Omnibus Supplemental Appropriations Bill. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?ssn=0&y=2013&b=House&f=HF3172 

MN9. 2024-2-25 appropriations include: Pollinator Central IV: Habitat Improvement with Public Engagement: https://web.archive.org/web/20250227194540/https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/pollinator-central-iv-habitat-improvement-public-engagement 

MN10. SF550 (2017). Relating to Natural Resources. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF1545&ssn=0&y=2017 

MN11. State of Minnesota Office of the Governor, Proclamation: Pollinator Week, June 7, 2024. https://www.pollinator.org/pollinator.org/assets/generalFiles/17.06.24-Pollinator-Week-1.pdf

MS1. State of Mississippi Office of the Governor, Proclamation: Mississippi Pollinator Week, May 29, 2024. https://www.pollinator.org/pollinator.org/assets/generalFiles/Mississippi-Pollinator-Week-2024.pdf 

MO1. State of Missouri Office of the Governor, Proclamation: Pollinator Week, May 16, 2024. https://www.pollinator.org/pollinator.org/assets/generalFiles/June-17-23-2024-Missouri-Pollinator-Week.pdf 

MT1. State of Montana Office of the Governor, Proclamation: Montana Pollinator Week, June 17, 2024. https://www.pollinator.org/pollinator.org/assets/generalFiles/2024-Montana-Pollinator-Week.pdf 

NE1. LB320 (2019). Change various provisions of the Pesticide Act and update federal references. https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=37090 

NE2. Diana Kruzman, “How a Nebraska ethanol plant turned seeds into toxic waste,” Grist, April 21, 2022. Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20241201094215/https://grist.org/health/how-a-nebraska-ethanol-plant-turned-seeds-into-toxic-waste/ 

NE3. State of Nebraska Office of the Governor, Proclamation: Nebraska Pollinator Week, May 30, 2018. https://pollinator.org/pollinator.org/assets/globals/Nebraska-Pollinator-Week-2018.pdf 

NV1. AB162 (2023). Establishes provisions governing the use of neonicotinoid pesticides. https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/82nd2023/Bill/9832/Overview  

NV2. Ed Vogel, “Legislature selects Vivid Dancer Damselfly as state insect,” Las Vegas Review-Journal, January 23, 2014. https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/legislature-selects-vivid-dancer-damselfly-as-state-insect/ 

NV3. State of Nevada Office of the Governor, Proclamation: Nevada Pollinator Week, June 16, 2022. https://gov.nv.gov/layouts/full_page.aspx?id=360031 

NH1. HJR12 (2008). A Resolution Relative to Support for Research into Colony Collapse Disorder. https://bills.nhliberty.org/bills/2008/HJR12 

NH2. State of New Hampshire Office of the Governor, Proclamation: New Hampshire Pollinator Week, May 13, 2024. https://www.pollinator.org/pollinator.org/assets/generalFiles/POLLINATOR-WEEK-2024-NH-Governor-Sununu.pdf 

NJ1. S.1016 (2020). An Act concerning the use of neonicotinoid pesticides and supplementing P.L.1971, c.176 (C.13:1F-1 et seq.). https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2020/S1016/bill-text?f=PL21&n=386_ 

NJ2. S2076 (2016). Requires pesticide applicator to notify beekeeper when applying pesticide within three miles of registered honey or native beehive or beeyard. https://trackbill.com/bill/new-jersey-senate-bill-2076-requires-pesticide-applicator-to-notify-beekeeper-when-applying-pesticide-within-three-miles-of-registered-honey-or-native-beehive-or-beeyard/1294665/ 

NJ3. A3400 (2016). Requires training for pesticide applicators and operators concerning pollinating bees.  https://trackbill.com/bill/new-jersey-assembly-bill-3400-requires-training-for-pesticide-applicators-and-operators-concerning-pollinating-bees/1277079/  

NJ4. S-227/A-963. https://www.senatenj.com/Archive/ViewFile/Item/4026 

NJ5. AR216 (2017). Encourages NJ Homeowners to Plant Native Plants that Support Bee Populations and Create Habitat for All Pollinators. https://legiscan.com/NJ/text/AR216/2016 

NJ6. AJR51 (2015). Joint resolution designating one week each year as Pollinator Week. https://trackbill.com/bill/new-jersey-assembly-joint-resolution-51-designates-one-week-each-year-as-pollinator-week/656675/ 

NM1. HM004 (2010). A memorial requesting that state and county agencies, municipalities, public schools, colleges and universities, using existing resources, use pollinator-friendly plants in landscaping projects.. https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/10%20Regular/final/HM004.pdf 

NM2. SB234 (2019). Pollinator Protection License Plate. https://trackbill.com/bill/new-mexico-senate-bill-234-pollinator-protection-license-plate/1626546/ 

NM3. S.B. 275 (2023) Capital Outlay Projects. https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/24%20Regular/final/SB0275.pdf

NM4. NM DOT has a Native Habitat Protection and Enhancement section of its Integrated Vegetation Management plan. https://www.dot.nm.gov/infrastructure/environment/roadside-community-design-section/integrated-vegetation-management/ 

NM5. HM.33 (2024). Pollinator Protection Plan Work Group. https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/24%20Regular/final/HM033.pdf.  

NM6. SJM004 (2017). A joint memorial recognizing the legislature’s support for a voluntary pollinator-friendly plant labeling project at local nurseries around the state. https://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/17%20Regular/final/SJM004.pdf 

NM7. Michael G. Bowers, Collaboration Coordinator, New Mexico Environment Department, Personal Communication, November 27, 2024.

NM8. Office of the New Mexico Secretary of State, About New Mexico: State Butterfly. Archived at http://web.archive.org/web/20250206023842/https://www.sos.nm.gov/about-new-mexico/state-butterfly/ 

NM9. SB234 (2019). Pollinator Protection License Plate. https://trackbill.com/bill/new-mexico-senate-bill-234-pollinator-protection-license-plate/1626546/ 

NY1. Dept. of Environmental Conservation. DEC Announces Actions to Protect New York’s Pollinators by Restricting Use of ‘Neonic’ Pesticides. https://dec.ny.gov/news/press-releases/2022/1/dec-announces-actions-to-protect-new-yorks-pollinators-by-restricting-use-of-neonic-pesticides  

NY2. S1856A (2023). Enacts the Birds and Bees Protection Act. http://nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S1856 

NY3. A8804/S8304 (2024). An Act making appropriations for the support of government. https://nyassembly.gov/2024budget/bills2024/enacted/A8804d.pdf

NY4. Shachar Sharon, New York League of Conservation Voters, New York Pollinator-Friendly Solar Bill Unanimously Passes Assembly and Senate (press release), June 11, 2018. Archived at http://web.archive.org/web/20241107172601/https://nylcv.org/press-item/5128/ 

NY5. A8804/S8304 (2024). An Act making appropriations for the support of government. https://nyassembly.gov/2024budget/bills2024/enacted/A8804d.pdf 

NY6. AB3004 (2017). Makes appropriations for the support of government – Capital Projects Budget. https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=%0D%0A&leg_video=&bn=AB3004&term=2023&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y&Memo=Y&Text=Y 

NY7. Pollinator Protection Plan Update. https://agriculture.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2023/06/newyorkstatepollinatorprotectionplanupdate2023.pdf 

NY8. Ibid.

NY9. A8804/S8304 (2024). An Act making appropriations for the support of government. https://nyassembly.gov/2024budget/bills2024/enacted/A8804d.pdf 

NY10. NCSL Foundation for State Legislatures, Pollinator Health, updated April 19, 2023 archived at http://web.archive.org/web/20241216010959/https://www.ncsl.org/environment-and-natural-resources/pollinator-health  

NY11. Dept. of Agriculture and Markets. During National Pollinator Week, New York State Highlights Actions to Promote and Protect Pollinator Health. https://agriculture.ny.gov/news/during-national-pollinator-week-new-york-state-highlights-actions-promote-and-protect# 

NC1. SB606 (2019) Prioritize Native NC Plants on Highway ROW. https://trackbill.com/bill/north-carolina-senate-bill-606-prioritize-native-nc-plants-on-highway-row/1736396/ 

ND1. State of North Dakota Office of the Governor, Proclamation: Pollinator Week, June 17, 2024. https://www.governor.nd.gov/sites/www/files/documents/proclamations/Pollinator%20Week%20-%202024.pdf  

OH1. HB26 (2017-2018). Creates FY 2018-2019 transportation budget. https://legiscan.com/OH/text/HB26/id/1580201 

OH2. Am. Sub. S.B. 159 (2016). Creates a special license plate. https://trackbill.com/bill/ohio-senate-bill-159-creates-a-special-license-plate/1184503/

OH3. State of Ohio Office of the Governor, Proclamation: Ohio Pollinator Week, June 17, 2024. https://www.pollinator.org/pollinator.org/assets/generalFiles/Ohio-2024-Proclamation.pdf 

OK1. See SB1183 (2018) State Board of Agriculture; authorizing issuance of certificates of free sale. Effective date. https://trackbill.com/bill/oklahoma-senate-bill-1183-state-board-of-agriculture-authorizing-issuance-of-certificates-of-free-sale-effective-date/1524536/; and SB868 (2019). Agriculture; creating the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Agricultural Program. Emergency. https://trackbill.com/bill/oklahoma-senate-bill-868-agriculture-creating-the-oklahoma-industrial-hemp-agricultural-program-emergency/1637667/ 

OK2. State of Oklahoma Executive Department, Proclamation: Oklahoma Pollinator Week, May 31, 2023. https://www.pollinator.org/pollinator.org/assets/generalFiles/nh-Oklahoma-Pollinator-Week.docx.pdf 

OR1. HB3549 (2015). See also HB4139 (2014) Relating to pollinator health; and declaring an emergency. https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2014R1/Measures/Overview/HB4139

OR2. Oregon Department of Agriculture, https://www.oregon.gov/ODA/programs/Pesticides/Documents/2019Advisories/BeesLindenTrees.pdf via Oregon Department of Agriculture, Pesticide, Fertilizer, and PARC Programs. http://web.archive.org/web/20250207205125/https://www.oregon.gov/oda/pesticides/Pages/default.aspx 

OR3. HB4139 (2014). Relating to pollinator health; and declaring an emergency. https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2014R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4139/Enrolled 

OR4. HB4139 (2014). Relating to pollinator health; and declaring an emergency. https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2014R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4139/Enrolled

OR5. HB3362 (2015). Relating to pollinator health; and declaring an emergency. https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2015R1/Measures/Overview/HB3362. See also: HCR9 (2015)

OR6. State of Oregon Office of the Governor, Proclamation: Oregon Pollinator Week, May 30, 2024. https://www.pollinator.org/pollinator.org/assets/generalFiles/Oregon-Pollinator-Week-June-2024.pdf

PA1. PennDOT Pollinator Habitat Plan. https://www.pa.gov/agencies/penndot/programs-and-doing-business/environment/pollinator-habitat-plan.html# 

RI1. Rhode Island General Assembly, Bill limiting use of certain pesticides signed into law (press release), June 30, 2022. Archived at http://web.archive.org/web/20241212120232/https://www.rilegislature.gov/pressrelease/_layouts/RIL.PressRelease.ListStructure/Forms/DisplayForm.aspx?List=c8baae31-3c10-431c-8dcd-9dbbe21ce3e9. 

RI2. State of Rhode Island Office of the Governor, Gubernatorial Proclamation: Pollinator Week, June 19, 2023. https://www.pollinator.org/pollinator.org/assets/generalFiles/202-60-01-Rhode-Island-Pollinator-week.pdf 

SC1. HB4875 (2018). South Carolina Solar Habitat Act. https://trackbill.com/bill/south-carolina-house-general-bill-4875-sc-solar-habitat-act/1550778/

SC2. State of South Carolina Office of the Governor, Proclamation: South Carolina Pollinator Week, June 17, 2024. https://www.pollinator.org/pollinator.org/assets/generalFiles/South-Carolina-Pollinator-Week-2024.pdf 

SD1. State of South Dakota Office of the Governor, Executive Proclamation: Pollinator Week, May 20, 2024. https://www.pollinator.org/pollinator.org/assets/generalFiles/Pollinator-Week-2024-South-Dakota.pdf

TN1. Tennessee DOT Landscape Design Guidelines. https://www.tn.gov/tdot/environmental-home/environmental-highway-beautification-office/beautification-landscape-design.html 

TN2. State of Tennessee Office of the Governor, Proclamation: Tennessee Pollinator Week, April 11, 2024. https://www.pollinator.org/pollinator.org/assets/generalFiles/Tennessee-Pollinator-Week-2024.pdf 

TX1. TexDOT Wildflower Program. https://www.txdot.gov/about/campaigns-outreach/bluebonnets-wildflowers/wildflower-program.html 

TX2. CR65 (2015). Designating the western honey bee as the official State Pollinator of Texas. https://trackbill.com/bill/texas-house-concurrent-resolution-65-designating-the-western-honey-bee-as-the-official-state-pollinator-of-texas/1144195/ 

TX3. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Texas Pollinator BioBlitz. Archived at http://web.archive.org/web/20250205000601/https://tpwd.texas.gov/education/bioblitz 

TX4. State of Texas Office of the Governor, Proclamation: Pollinator Week, May 3, 2024. https://www.pollinator.org/pollinator.org/assets/generalFiles/Texas-Proclamation-2024.pdf 

UT1. HB5 (2024). Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environmental Quality Base Budget. https://le.utah.gov/~2024/bills/static/HB0005.html 

UT2. State of Utah Office of the Governor, Declaration: Utah Pollinator Week, June 19, 2024. https://www.pollinator.org/pollinator.org/assets/generalFiles/Pollinator-Week-Declaration-23.pdf 

VT1. H.706 (2024): An act relating to banning the use of neonicotinoid pesticides. https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT182/ACT182%20Act%20Summary.pdf 

VT2. H539 (2016). An act relating to establishment of a Pollinator Protection Committee. https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2016/H.539 

VT3. H676 (2018). An act relating to miscellaneous energy subjects. https://trackbill.com/bill/vermont-house-bill-676-an-act-relating-to-miscellaneous-energy-subjects/1532346/ 

VT4. USDOT Roadside Pollinator Program. https://www.environment.fhwa.dot.gov/env_topics/ecosystems/pollinators/fy23_grant_selections.aspx 

VT5. H539 (2016). An act relating to establishment of a Pollinator Protection Committee. https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2016/H.539 

VT6. State of Vermont Office of the Governor, Proclamation: Pollinator Week in Vermont, June 13, 2024. https://www.pollinator.org/pollinator.org/assets/generalFiles/Vermont-Pollinator-Week-2024.pdf 

VT7. SB356 (2016). Virginia Pollinator Protection Strategy; DACS to develop and maintain, report. https://legacylis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+sum+SB356 

VT8. Virginia Dept. of Transportation Wildflower and Pollinator Habitat Program. https://www.vdot.virginia.gov/about/programs/pollinator/# 

VA1. HB434 (2016). A bill to amend and reenact Chapter 690 of the Acts of Assembly of 2014, relating to special license plates for supporters of pollinator conservation bearing the legend: PROTECT POLLINATORS. https://legacylis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+SB434 

VA2. General Administration. Policy & Procedure #151. 8/20/21 (not online)

VA3. HJ95 (2018). Pollinator Awareness Week; designating as last full week of June 2019, and each succeeding year. https://trackbill.com/bill/virginia-house-joint-resolution-95-pollinator-awareness-week-designating-as-last-full-week-of-june-2019-and-each-succeeding-year/1512930/ 

VA4. SB259 (2014). Special license plates; PROTECT POLLINATORS. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates for supporters of pollinator conservation. https://legiscan.com/VA/bill/SB259/2014 

VA5. HB517 (2024). Honey bee; designating as the official state pollinator. http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB517 

 WA1. S.B. 5972 (2023). Concerning the Use of Neonicotinoid Pesticides. http://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5972&Year=2023 

WA2. S.B. 5950 (2023). Making 2023-2025 Fiscal Biennium Supplemental Operating Appropriations. http://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5950&Year=2023 “$315,000 of the model toxics control operating account—state appropriation is provided solely for implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5972 (neonicotinoid pesticides).”

WA3. HB2478 (2016). Supporting Agricultural Production, Including That of Apiarists, Through the Preservation of Forage for Pollinators https://trackbill.com/bill/washington-house-bill-2478-supporting-agricultural-production-including-that-of-apiarists-through-the-preservation-of-forage-for-pollinators/1226041/ 

WA4. WSDOT. Protecting pollinators. https://wsdot.wa.gov/construction-planning/protecting-environment/maintaining-vegetation-along-our-highways/protecting-pollinators 

WA5. S.B. 5934 (2023). Concerning Pollinator Habitat. http://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5934&Year=2023 

WA6. Washington State Dept. of Transportation. Creation of Pollinator Habitat. https://wsdot.wa.gov/publications/fulltext/Roadside/CreationofPollinatorHabitat.pdf 

WA7. HB2478 (2016). Supporting Agricultural Production, Including That of Apiarists, Through the Preservation of Forage for Pollinators https://trackbill.com/bill/washington-house-bill-2478-supporting-agricultural-production-including-that-of-apiarists-through-the-preservation-of-forage-for-pollinators/1226041/ 

WA8. Task force: SB5552 (2019) Concerning the protection of native pollinators, including bees. https://trackbill.com/bill/washington-senate-bill-5552-concerning-the-protection-of-native-pollinators-including-bees/1647946/ 

WA9. S.B. 5934 (2023). Concerning Pollinator Habitat. http://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5934&Year=2023 

WA10. State of Washington Office of the Governor, Proclamation: Pollinator Week, February 21, 2024. https://www.pollinator.org/pollinator.org/assets/generalFiles/Washington-2024-Proclamation.pdf 

WV1. HB2846 (2019). Relating to special vehicle registration plates. https://trackbill.com/bill/west-virginia-house-bill-2846-relating-to-special-vehicle-registration-plates/1671013/ 

WV2. State of West Virginia Office of the Governor, Proclamation: West Virginia Pollinator Week, June 17, 2024. https://www.pollinator.org/pollinator.org/assets/generalFiles/2024-West-Virginia-Pollinator-Week.pdf 

WI1. Wisconsin Office of the Governor, Proclamation: Wisconsin Pollinator Week, June 15, 2023. https://pollinator.org/pollinator.org/assets/generalFiles/06.15.23.Wisconsin-Pollinator-Week.pdf 

WY1. State of Wyoming Office of the Governor, Proclamation: Wyoming Pollinator Week, May 24, 2024. https://www.pollinator.org/pollinator.org/assets/generalFiles/Wyoming-Pollinator-Week-2024.pdf