Concern about the decline of pollinators prompted the formation of the North American Pollinator Protection Campaign (NAPPC).  NAPPC is a collaboration of people from over 100 government agencies, non-government organizations, educational institutions and businesses who are dedicated to pollinator conservation and education.  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has a Memorandum of Understanding with the Coevolution Institute (the Administrator for NAPPC) to work together on these goals. The Service is a natural collaborator because our mission is to work with others to conserve, fish, wildlife, and plants and their habitats.

How We Help Conserve Pollinators

• Work with partners to recover endangered and threatened pollinators and pollinator-dependent plants.

• Include native, pollinator-friendly plant species in habitat restorations. For example, the Service's Kentucky Field Office partnered with others in a schoolyard habitat project that benefits pollinators.

• Use integrated pest management techniques to minimize the impacts of pest control on pollinators.

• Provide butterfly trails and gardens on some National Wildlife Refuges.

• Some National Wildlife Refuges have Monarch Waystations and participate in the Monarch Butterfly Sister Protected Area Program.

• Work with energy companies to minimize the impact of power lines and wind turbines on migratory birds and bats.

• Use the State Wildlife Action Plans to work with States and other partners to implement habitat conservation and species-specific actions for pollinators.

• Work with neighboring countries to research, conserve and restore shared pollinators, such as bats.

• Provide technical assistance to NAPPC in the development of educational materials.