MID-HUDSON – Six communities in the Hudson Valley will receive funding from the State Attorney General’s Office and New York Community Trust for pollinator programs.
The funds come from a 2023 settlement with Bayer CropScience and Monsanto over misleading claims about the safety of certain Roundup consumer weedkillers, which can be toxic to pollinator species.
The Kingston Land Trust will receive $20,000 to create six new pollinator gardens within its Pollinator Sanctuary as outdoor classrooms for community education.
Safe Harbors of the Hudson in Newburgh will receive $17,000 to expand a pollinator garden at Safe Harbor Green and establish a diverse corps of stewards.
Eden Share, Inc. in Poughquag will receive $9,000 to expand pollinator borders at Poughkeepsie community gardens and increase public education on pollinator-friendly gardening.
Kites Nest, Inc. of Hudson will receive $20,000 to expand and steward a youth-led urban pollinator habitat through ecological restoration and youth employment.
Nyack Pollinator Pathway will receive $15,000 to transform an underutilized downtown green space into a native pollinator garden.
Sing Sing Prison Museum in Ossining will receive $19,000 to expand pollinator-friendly gardening and environmental education across three Westchester County correctional facilities.
The projects and initiatives ranged from restoring butterfly p-populations in urban grasslands to transforming parks, campuses, and underused lands into thriving pollinator hubs.
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