Meeting 1

• Video or guest lecture

• Video viewing equipment

• Guided Discussion Prompts based on selected video or prompts for the lecturer to ensure they address the issues you and your group want to learn about.

• Question prompts about the role of pollinators within our community and what would happen if all the pollinators disappeared.

• Reflection Journals - 1st entry – ask everyone to write initial responses to the 10 sub-questions and Driving Question.

Meetings 2 & 3

• Aerial photos or good maps of the area under consideration.

• Copies of current landscape management practices (if applicable) from municipality or utility company.

• Optional: invite local environmental representative to discuss local threats to and opportunities for pollinators.

• Presentation Rubric

Meetings 4 - 9

Plant Identification

• Pressed flowers or other samples for classroom lesson

• Loupes or other visual assistance (magnifying glasses)

• Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (or other plant ID guide)

Native Pollinator Research & Presentation

Research Tips (if needed)

• 10 Tips to Improve your Online Research

Main Resources:

• Understanding Native Bees, the Great Pollinators: Enhancing Their Habitat in Maine

• Importance of native pollinators in agriculture

• The New England Pollinator Partnership

• Going Native with Pollinators (MOFGA)

• Pollinators Support Resources (MOFGA)

• Native Maine Pollinators - General Search

• Poster or presentation-making equipment

• Presentation Rubric

Site Cataloguing & Xerces Site Assessment

• Habitat Assessment Guides

• Sample Site Plant List

Meetings 10 - 12

Plan Development and Culminating Event

• Pollinator Plan Rubric

• Communication Outline

• Presentation Rubric

• Xerces Pollinator Conservation Resource Center

• Regional Guides for Selecting Plants for Pollinators

• List of local landscapers/nurseries that provide native seedlings

  • FedCo Seeds

  • Johnny's Selected Seeds

  • MOFGA Map

• Price lists

• Botanical information on local species including bloom time and duration, color, height, pest resistance, ideal growing conditions, etc.

  • New England Wildflower Society Botanical Key

• Contact information for intended audience

• Meeting space for presentation