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We Are Creating South Coast
Do you care about the health and vitality of our community?
We invite you to join us, a coalition of people planting Pollinator Pathways throughout the Southern Oregon Coast
Do you care about the health and vitality of our community?
We invite you to join us, a coalition of people planting Pollinator Pathways throughout the Southern Oregon Coast
Native pollinator populations are increasingly threatened by use of pesticides and herbicides, destruction of habitat due to development, and takeover from invasive, non-native species. Our ecosystem has become increasingly out of balance, and native pollinator populations decrease every year. This is a crucial time to actively support pollinator health in our local community.
Native pollinator populations are increasingly threatened by use of pesticides and herbicides, destruction of habitat due to development, and takeover from invasive, non-native species. Our ecosystem has become increasingly out of balance, and native pollinator populations decrease every year. This is a crucial time to actively support pollinator health in our local community.
We currently are facing a massive decline of insect populations
We currently are facing a massive decline of insect populations
Studies from 2025 reveal results of a 20-year long research project that showed a 72.4% total decline in flying insect abundance. Insect abundance has declined an average of 6.6% annually.
View the study: https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ecy.70187
Local drivers of insect decline —
Local drivers of insect decline —
Habitat Loss & Degradation
Housing and urban development, forestry practices, and agricultural expansion, which reduce areas of wetland, forest, and other native habitats. Construction often creates areas of compacted soil, pollution, and invasive species that crowd out native species.
Pesticides & Spraying
Heavy use of pesticides, particularly neonics which contaminate plants. Using herbicides and pesticides profoundly decreases the survival and reproduction of native plant and pollinator populations.
We, as gardeners, can do a lot offset these losses!
We, as gardeners, can do a lot offset these losses!
- Use native plants in your gardens and landscapes.
- Plant a diverse selection of different flower colors & shapes, bloom times, and plant families.
- Reduce your lawn size and plant a border of natives— Less Lawn = Less Work = More Habitat
- Let some area be un-mowed or un-raked, or wild.
- Let some desirable native/non-native flowers bloom and then mow before they go to seed
- Connect your habitat garden with a neighbors, creating a corridor.
- Tell people what you are doing in person or with a sign.
What is a Pollinator Pathway?
What is a Pollinator Pathway?
A Pollinator Pathway is a series of gardens that connect fragmented landscapes and create corridors of restored habitat in which populations of native plants and pollinators can live and thrive.
A Pollinator Pathway is a series of gardens that connect fragmented landscapes and create corridors of restored habitat in which populations of native plants and pollinators can live and thrive.
Pathways benefit all the pollinators: bees, beetles, hover flies, butterflies, birds, and bats (humans as well). Native pollinators provide many services to our ecosystem—food for songbird populations, pollination of agricultural crops, and symbiotic relationships with native shrubs and wildflowers, ensuring their survival.
Get involved in the creation of thriving Pollinator Pathways
Get involved in the creation of thriving Pollinator Pathways
Join us in the creation of thriving Pollinator Pathways in our region, the South Coast of Oregon. You will be part of a community of people invested in creating a healthier environment and relationships between humans and the ecosystems we depend on. Here are some ways to be involved —
Join us in the creation of thriving Pollinator Pathways in our region, the South Coast of Oregon. You will be part of a community of people invested in creating a healthier environment and relationships between humans and the ecosystems we depend on. Here are some ways to be involved —
Watch the caterpillar movie
Watch the caterpillar movie
Attend the free showing of The Extraordinary Caterpillar movie on Saturday, Feb 28th at the Bandon Library
Attend the free showing of The Extraordinary Caterpillar movie on Saturday, Feb 28th at the Bandon Library
Make a pollinator painting
Make a pollinator painting
Participate in the Port of Bandon’s Boardwalk Art Show, this year’s theme is “Native Plants and Pollinators.”
Participate in the Port of Bandon’s Boardwalk Art Show, this year’s theme is “Native Plants and Pollinators.”
Learn about pollinator gardening
Learn about pollinator gardening
Explore websites from local and national organizations working to educate and connect community members about the importance of supporting native pollinators
Explore websites from local and national organizations working to educate and connect community members about the importance of supporting native pollinators
Plant a native plant garden
Plant a native plant garden
Plant a native plant pollinator garden or join a group to help others create gardens.
Add your native plant gardens to our Pollinator Pathway map.
Plant a native plant pollinator garden or join a group to help others create gardens.
Add your native plant gardens to our Pollinator Pathway map.
Email Darcy Grahek at darcygrahek@gmail.com or writing to her at PO Box 1714, Bandon, OR 97411
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