Recognizing the Importance of Pollinators

In the United States one third of all agricultural output depends on pollinators. Fruit and vegetable growers in New Jersey can attest to the significant role pollinators play in the production of many of our crops. Promoting pollinators' habitat on and near the farm benefits everyone who likes to eat!

Odd areas and idle fields on farms can be used to create habitat for pollinators, such as the wildflower meadow pictured here, established near a hedgerow on a Hunterdon County farm.

Through the Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program and the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, in New Jersey offers landowners technical and financial assistance for restoring habitat for pollinators in the “early successional habitat” provision. Contact your local NRCS Office for more information about these programs.

More About Pollinators

• NRCS Fish and Wildlife Habitat Leaflet Series: Pollinators (Native) available as pdf download
• Celebrating Pollinators - wildflowers, pollinators and posters (USDA Forest Service)
• Why Pollinators are Important? (US Fish & Wildlife)
• Xerces Society Pollinator Conservation Program - publications, information for agriculture, gardening, parks, golf courses, and more
• Farming for Pollinators - feature article on national NRCS website

NJ Biology Technical Note
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NJ BIOLOGY TECHNICAL NOTE: Habitat Development for Pollinators (102 kb) - NRCS NJ Technical Note provides information and references on the issue of pollinators

National Pollinators Week
June 24-30, 2007, was designated as the first National Pollinator Week by the U.S. Senate (S.Res. 580) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. NRCS provides assistance through WHIP and EQIP to promote habitat for pollinators.

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Last Modified: April 28, 2008