Pollinator Parkways

Inspiring people to create habitat for pollinators in urban spaces great and small. (Photography is OC unless otherwise credited)

[Pollinator Parkways @PollinatorPW]

@realDonaldTrump The sitting POTUS, screaming to destroy our democracy. We are FIRING YOU.

[Pollinator Parkways @PollinatorPW]

@CrawliesWithCri What a flawless photo!

[Pollinator Parkways @PollinatorPW]

Trump has turned a blind eye to the west coast, including his rural followers. He calls climate change a hoax. GTFO.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

The fires across the West Coast are just the latest examples of the very real ways our changing climate is changing our communities. Protecting our planet is on the ballot. Vote like your life depends on it—because it does.

[The Xerces Society @xercessociety]

Bees need more than just flowers! Discover how to provide nest sites and overwintering shelter from this new guide from our pollinator conservation team. https://t.co/cEa4TLhxzJ #bringbackthepollinators

[The Xerces Society @xercessociety]

When we think about #pollinators, the first to pop to mind are usually bees. But #pollinators are a much broader group of animals that includes #beetles. Learn more from Candace Fallon about the importance of beetles as pollinators. https://t.co/jnw9cRB1PI #pollinatorweek

[Pollinator Parkways @PollinatorPW]

@TerriIrwin @AustraliaZoo So happy to have had the chance to visit your beautiful zoo in October. I've never seen reptile exhibits treat the inhabitants so well.

[Pollinator Parkways @PollinatorPW]

Had wonderful attendance at my presentation on how to create pollinator habitat the other night. Here is a video recording for those interested: https://t.co/CC7QWJvfjc

[Pollinator Parkways @PollinatorPW]

@DLNarango I'd like to be buried and then covered in native plants... this question makes me think I should have "please take some" on my tombstone.

[The Bees In Your Backyard @BeesBackyard]

Last fall a single Asian giant hornet nest was found in British Colombia and it was destroyed. A single dead individual hornet was also reported across the border in Washington state. No live giant Asian hornets have been seen in North America since.

[Pollinator Parkways @PollinatorPW]

Would you be interested in a virtual presentation on how to create a good pollinator habitat in Oregon? About an hour through Zoom. If there was enough interest I'd be happy to provide that to the public! It would be on a weekend or evening.
Make a comment below if you'd go.

[Pollinator Parkways @PollinatorPW]

@Teapot_Geekout @InsectNews @BugQuestions It's common to find these guys buried in the ground - I return them to the soil and they'll know when it's time to emerge. :)

[Pollinator Parkways @PollinatorPW]

Anna's hummingbird visiting Tall Oregon Grape (mahonia aquifolium). The tiny ball-shaped yellow flowers will turn into actual grapes in the summer, which are edible to humans and many folks make it into jam.
This is a sizeable shrub (6-8 ft high) that's native to OR, WA, ID, CA.

[Pollinator Parkways @PollinatorPW]

The hardest part about quarantine for me is being city-bound. The lucky can grow a tiny wilderness in our yard, and there can find adventure and inspiration.
I find great comfort in the fact that all these little lives go on - perhaps even more happily now with less traffic.

[Pollinator Parkways @PollinatorPW]

@NdeVere @GTFCymru @BiophilicWales @abigailjayne26 Excellent photo!

[Pollinator Parkways @PollinatorPW]

Great article on how predators such as spiders impact plant biodiversity. #spiderbro https://t.co/Bo3PjCXtfu

[Pollinator Parkways @PollinatorPW]

A queen yellow-jacket carries the entire lineage of hundreds of warrior daughters. A line that goes back 270m years, evolved over 4b; survived generations of humanity hell-bent on her destruction. I won't kill her because she MAY build a nest later that MAY inconvenience me.

[Pollinator Parkways @PollinatorPW]

@pdxearthwriter I find it much more attractive than bare soil, too. :D

[Pollinator Parkways @PollinatorPW]

Spring is here and we are probably all pruning. Why cut, then haul, then have it taken away when you can just chop and drop?
less work, protects & fertilizes the soil, great habitat for worms & bugs, suppresses weeds, saves the $ and pollution of hauling it, and it’s pretty!

[Pollinator Parkways @PollinatorPW]

This aphid husk has a bloated, round appearance because a tiny parasitoid wasp (likely braconid aphidiine) laid an egg in the soft body, larvae grew while eating the aphid from the inside, and, much like the movie "aliens" they burst out the back hole.

[Little Green Space 🦋 @LGSpace]

Small verges like this can be a lifeline for pollinating insects like this bumblebee if we #saynotothemow and say no to spraying them with weedkillers like glyphosate. Saving bees and butterflies by saving time and money. It looks better too! 🐝