Published On: July 19th, 2024

DSWCD partnered with Bend Pollinator Pathways (BPP), an organization focused on creating habitats for native pollinators at risk of decimation. Their main goal is to create “pathways” for these native pollinators using the adjacent lands of residents, businesses, parks, and open spaces in order to maintain their native range.

Six projects were completed and for each, BPP and volunteers planted native pollinator plants to further establish the connected path in Bend. Native pollinator plants are the most vital for ensuring the health of our native pollinators because the two co-evolved to fit the needs of one another. So, the plants used for these six projects offer the most nutritional potential to native pollinators as well as being very drought-tolerant.

Overturf Butte, City of Bend (Project #1)

  • Dirt laid out in an area of land
  • Plants in soil
  • Small section of dirt with plants in it next to a parking lot at a school
  • Small section of dirt next to a parking lot
  • Small section of dirt next to a parking lot at a school
  • Small section of dirt next to a parking lot at a school
  • Small section of dirt next to a parking lot at a school
  • Small section of dirt next to a parking lot at a school
  • Small section of dirt with plants in it next to a parking lot at a school with kids
  • Small section of dirt with plants in it next to a parking lot at a school
  • Small section of dirt with plants in it next to a parking lot at a school
  • Small section of dirt with gravel and plants in it next to a parking lot at a school

Bend International School (Project #2)

COCC Pollinator Habitat (Project #3)

  • Dirt next to a road
  • Dirt next to a road with a tractor
  • Dirt next to a road with a tractor
  • Pathway
  • Woman working on plants next to pathway
  • Woman and young girl working in the dirt with shovels

Laurel Pocket Park, City of Bend (Project #4)

City of Bend Roundabouts (Project #5)

Featuring: The Cogs Roundabout, 14th/Galveston Roundabout, 14th/Simpson Roundabout, and 14th/Newport Roundabout

  • Tree in a roundabout
  • Tree in a roundabout
  • People working on a roundabout
  • People working on a roundabout
  • Roundabout with yard art
  • Roundabout with plants in it
  • Roundabout - sign that says Century blvd
  • Central oregon plants in a roundabout
  • Central oregon plants in a roundabout
  • Central oregon plants on the side of the road
  • Central oregon plants in a roundabout

East Side of Purcell/South of Empire (Project #6)

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