Pollinate Colorado

Pollinate Colorado is a bold, community driven initiative designed to expand native pollinator habitats across urban, suburban, and rural communities.

This is not just a garden program.
It is a statewide movement to restore biodiversity, strengthen food systems, and beautify public spaces with purpose.

Through partnerships with schools, neighborhoods, businesses, municipalities, and volunteers, we:

• Install native pollinator gardens
• Convert underutilized turf into habitat
• Educate communities about native species
• Support water wise landscaping
• Inspire stewardship of Colorado’s ecosystems

Healthy pollinators mean healthy communities.

Pollinators are essential to Colorado’s future.

Bees, butterflies, birds, and other pollinators support:
• One out of every three bites of food
• Native plant regeneration
• Soil health and water resilience
• Biodiversity across urban and rural landscapes

Habitat loss, drought, and development have reduced safe spaces for pollinators. Pollinate Colorado restores those spaces — intentionally and visibly.

When we plant native habitat, we protect Colorado’s natural heritage.

Pollinate Colorado projects take place statewide in:

Community Pollinator Gardens

• Neighborhood parks, medians, civic spaces, and shared green areas.

School and Youth Learning Gardens

• Hands on habitat projects that integrate science, ecology, and stewardship.

Business and Campus Installations

• Corporate campuses, storefronts, healthcare centers, and industrial properties.

Municipal and Public Land Projects

• Roadside corridors, libraries, government buildings, and public facilities.

Rural and Agricultural Buffer Projects

• Habitat restoration in small towns and along working landscapes.

Pollinate Colorado provides the framework and energy to turn ideas into thriving habitats.

We help communities:

• Identify suitable sites
• Select native, regionally appropriate plants
• Design water wise pollinator friendly layouts
• Coordinate volunteer planting days
• Install educational signage
• Develop long term maintenance plans
• Track impact and biodiversity outcomes

Each project is built for durability, sustainability, and stewardship.

Depending on project scale, support may include:

• Native seed and plant sourcing guidance
• Garden design templates
• Volunteer coordination resources
• Educational materials and signage
• Sponsor recognition materials
• Media and storytelling support
• Impact tracking and reporting tools

Every project includes a clear maintenance and watering commitment to ensure long term success.

• Native seed and plant sourcing guidance
• Garden design templates
• Volunteer coordination resources
• Educational materials and signage
• Sponsor recognition materials
• Media and storytelling support
• Impact tracking and reporting tools

Every project includes a clear maintenance and watering commitment to ensure long term success.

Pollinate Colorado is open to:

• Neighborhood associations
• Schools and universities
• Municipalities and counties
• Nonprofits and environmental groups
• Businesses and property owners
• Faith communities and civic groups

If you have land, sunlight, and community interest, you can help pollinate Colorado.

Pollinate Colorado operates as a statewide movement with local leadership.

State Leadership
Keep Colorado Beautiful provides standards, branding, education resources, and impact reporting.

Local Activation
Communities lead planting, stewardship, and long term care.

Together, we create a connected network of pollinator safe zones across Colorado.

Each year, Pollinate Colorado aims to:

• Install native habitat in diverse regions of the state
• Engage volunteers of all ages
• Increase pollinator biodiversity
• Reduce turf and water intensive landscaping
• Create visible environmental education spaces

This is climate resilience in action.
This is conservation made visible.

All projects:

• Use native and regionally appropriate species
• Follow water wise planting principles
• Avoid invasive plants
• Include long term maintenance planning
• Support soil health and biodiversity

We plant with purpose.
We steward with care.

Pollinate Colorado invites businesses, foundations, municipalities, and residents to invest in Colorado’s ecological future.

Sponsor a regional planting initiative.
Host a pollinator garden in your community.
Help build a statewide network of thriving habitats.

Plant the future. Power the pollinators. Protect Colorado.