Protecting Clinton’s Birds, Bees, and Wildlife
Pollinator Pathway
What is a Pollinator Pathway?
Pollinator Pathways focuses on establishing native plant pollinator-friendly habitats and food sources for bees, butterflies, hummingbirds and other pollinating insects and wildlife. It encourages property owners to avoid the use of pesticides, herbicides, and lawn chemicals and manage the removal of invasive plant species. The town of Clinton has a webpage on the Pollinator Pathway website called Town of Clinton in Dutchess County. It shows town properties that have been added to the pathway map. To add your property to the Dutchess County Pollinator Pathway, click on Join The Pollinator Pathway.
Informational Sheets:
Pollinator Pathway Autumn Advice
A Dark Night Sky Helps Nature Survive
Pollinator Pathway Resources with Video Links
Bat Conservation – Why?
Bats are an integral part of our ecosystem because they feed on vast amounts of insects, pollinate our flowering plants and scatter seeds. But why are people frightened of them? Rabies? What are the chances of being bitten by a bat? How is a bat caught if it gets into a house? Did you know bats are in danger? The Bat Conservation International website answers these questions and more, and describes the disease, White-nose Syndrome, that is devastating enormous populations of bats. Learn how you can help save the bats by providing bat boxes in your yard. What have you got to lose but a thousand pesky insects?