New opportunities for establishing NRCS pollinator Habitat in the Pacific Northwest

This project’s objective is to remove the barriers to the adoption of existing NRCS pollinator-friendly conservation practices in the PNW by a) measuring economic benefits of practices associated with pollinator Habitat; b) identifying forb, shrub and tree species that attract the widest spectrum of native bees and other beneficial insects; c) improving implementation of existing conservation practices using selective herbicides, fire and grazing that promote the establishment of target plant species and reduce the growth of weeds and d) using conservation practices to preserve beneficial insects during periods of intensive pesticide use.