The Pollinator Problem
The Pollinator Problem
The Pollinator Problem Most of our wildlife conservation troubles are due to lack of organization. Wildlife interests remind me of an unorganized army beaten in every battle, zealous and brave but unable to combat legions who are organized to get what they want. Jay Ding Darling
A Strategic Solution: Green Infrastructure (GI) Planning Customary Urban Conservation Planning (Old Way) Haphazard/Piecemealed Isolated Reactive Narrowly focused Not integrated Unproductive Painful GI Planning (New Way) Proactive Big picture planning Integrated with local community comprehensive plan Shared vision (settled expectations) Productive (seizes opportunities) Easier
Green Infrastructure (GI) Planning GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN Guide to where growth should & should not take place Pre-identifies: Ecologically significant lands Suitable development areas Spatial network design Comprehensive vision
GI Plan Development Green Infrastructure: An interconnected network of waterways, wetlands, woodlands, grasslands, and other natural areas of base-wide significance. Gray Infrastructure: buildings, roads, runways, ramps, utilities, and other man-made features in the landscape. - Regulated areas (incl. designated greenspace) - Evaluation areas - Network gaps
GI Plan Development IDENTIFIED SENSITIVE RESOURCES Waterways & wetlands 100-year floodplain Woodlands & grasslands Sensitive flora & fauna habitat Restoration areas (e.g., turfgrass)
GI Plan Development
GI Plan Development
GI Plan Development
GI Plan Development
GI Plan Development
GI Plan Development
GI Plan Development
GI Plan Implementation Evaluation Areas
GI Plan Implementation Evaluation Areas
GI Plan Implementation Evaluation Areas
GI Plan Implementation Evaluation Areas
GI Plan Implementation Evaluation Areas
GI Plan Implementation Network Gaps
GI Plan Implementation Network Gaps
GI Plan Implementation Network Gaps
GI Plan Implementation Network Gaps
GI Plan Implementation Network Gaps
GI Plan Implementation Network Gaps
GI Plan Implementation Network Gaps
GI Plan Implementation Network Gaps
GI Plan Implementation Network Gaps
GI Plan Implementation Regulated Areas (Designated Greenspace)
GI Plan Implementation Regulated Areas (Designated Greenspace)
GI Plan Implementation Regulated Areas (Designated Greenspace)
GI Plan Implementation Regulated Areas
GI Plan Implementation Regulated Areas
GI Plan Implementation Regulated Areas
GI Plan Implementation Regulated Areas
GI Plan Implementation Golf Course
GI Plan Implementation Golf Course
Pollinator Plant Establishment
Pollinator Plant Establishment
Pollinator Plant Establishment
Pollinator Plant Establishment
Pollinator Plant Establishment
Pollinator Plant Establishment PLANT CHOICES Right plant, right place Macro/Micro ecoregion 1-12" 18-24" 24-36" 36+ Antennaria neglecta Prairie Pussytoes Achillea millifolium Yarrow Asclepias incarnata Marsh, Swamp Milkweed Antennaria parlinii Pussytoes Allium canadense Meadow Garlic Aquilegia canadensis Columbine Asclepias sullivantii Sullivant's/Prairie Milkweed Asclepias viridis Spider Milkweed Allium stellatum Fall Glade Onion Asclepias verticillata Whorled Milkweed Asclepias syriaca Common Milkweed Geranium maculatum Wild Geranium Asclepias hirtella Tall Green Milkweed Aster oblongifolius Aromatic Aster Aster laevis Smooth Aster Ruellia humilis Wild Petunia Calamintha arkansana Calamint Aster patens Purple Daisy Aster oolentangiensis Sky Blue Aster Talinum calycinum Fame Flower, Rock Pink Callirhoe bushii Bush's Poppy Mallow Baptisia bracteata Cream Wild Indigo Baptisia alba White Wild Indigo Callirhoe digitata Fringed Poppy Mallow Monarda bradburiana Bee Balm, Horsemint Baptisia australis Blue Wild Indigo Coreopsis lanceolata Lanceleaf Coreopsis Oenothera macrocarpa Missouri Primrose Echinacea pallida Pale-purple Coneflower Penstemon cobaea Purple Beardtongue Penstemon digitalis Foxglove Beardtongue Helenium autumnale Sneezeweed Ratibida columnifera Long-headed Coneflower Liatris aspera Rough Blazing Star Xeric Scutellaria incana Skullcap Liatris mucronata Bottlebrush Blazing Star Mesic Tradescantia ohiensis Ohio Spiderwort Liatris pycnostachya Prairie Blazing Star Monarda fistulosa Wild Bergamot Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower Salvia azurea Blue Sage Silphium laciniatum Compass Plant Verbesina helianthoides Wing Stem, Yellow Crown xeric-mesic Vernonia arkansana Curly Top Ironweed burr oak grove or under trees (shade)
Pollinator Plant Establishment METHODS SEEDING Timing Fall (in south) Before or after snowfall Strategies Broadcast in ash Broadcast in ash and roll Drill seeding Raking and tamping POTS/PLUGS
Vision