We are glad you are interested in evaluating a site to identify actions you can take to improve the abundance and health of your local insect pollinator community. Whether you have a single garden bed, a yard, or a multiple-acre property, this tool can support your planning.
This tool is designed to give you:
- Familiarity with the features that create a healthy pollinator habitat,
- A simple yet complete assessment of the quality of pollinator habitat for food and nesting and ways to mitigate activities that are potentially harmful to pollinators.
- A list of actions (and supporting resources) to improve the pollinator habitat on your site.
This tool was developed in 2020 by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Gratton Lab and the Dane County Environmental Council.
Step 1: Choose a site
Do you have a garden area, a yard or a larger property where you would like to create a healthy habitat that attracts pollinators? Choose a specific site to conduct an assessment - no site is too small to evaluate.
Step 2: Complete the online habitat assessment
Head outside with your smartphone or tablet and get started! On this site, you will explore and evaluate the quality of the foraging habitat, nesting habitat, and insecticide use. This assessment should take you about 20 minutes or less to complete.
Step 3: Improve your pollinator habitat
Once you have completed your site assessment, check out our 2-page Pollinator Habitat Guide for a list of the steps you can take to improve your habitat, and peruse our favorite pollinator resources on the web.
