{"id":10886,"date":"2023-03-01T08:25:46","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T08:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/?p=10886"},"modified":"2023-02-28T17:19:58","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T17:19:58","slug":"paving-new-pathways-for-canadas-pollinators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/index.php\/en\/paving-new-pathways-for-canadas-pollinators\/","title":{"rendered":"Paving New Pathways for Canada’s Pollinators"},"content":{"rendered":"

We\u2019re inviting our pollinators back into our neighbourhoods and rights-of-way corridors!<\/h2>\n

Bees, flower flies, butterflies, moths, wasps and beetles are pollinator<\/a> species that support our economy and environment. These unsung heroes of the natural world are declining due to multiple threats, including habitat loss, pesticide use, climate change and disease.<\/p>\n

To reverse current trends, immediate changes to land use are necessary at a large scale. Transforming our approach to land management will make a big difference.<\/p>\n

Rights-of-Ways Are the Right Way to Go<\/h3>\n
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Monarch resting in a rights-of-way passage.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Canada\u2019s network of rights-of-way<\/a> \u2014 roadsides, utility corridors, transmission lines and pipelines \u2014 are often mown and sprayed with pesticides throughout the growing season. While our eyes have become accustomed to the uniformity of these lawn features, they displace habitat for pollinating insects and wildlife. Clipped non-native grasses do not provide the food and shelter pollinators need.<\/p>\n

The Canadian Wildlife Federation is collaborating with a network of rights-of-way managers to restore pollinator habitat<\/a>. Together, we are creating a pollinator pathway across Canada, restoring wildflower meadow habitat along migratory routes of pollinators like the Monarch Butterfly<\/a>. Lawns in our urban parklands and private backyards also offer an opportunity to give the required habitat back to the plant and animal populations that came before us.
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