Wilderness in the City’s Pollinator Garden Project will replace environmentally degrading turf with native pollinator gardens in six parks across the Twin Cities. These community projects will help inspire and educate people to plant their own native pollinator garden. Our goal – a mosaic of high quality pollinator gardens across the metro!

Each garden will feature all Minnesota-native plants and highlight their use in a variety of site conditions. Signs will provide information about the chosen plants and direct visitors to additional online resources for installing their own native planting. The goal is to take an underutilized expanse of turf and reclaim it as part of a network of high-quality pollinator habitat within the metro. Reintroducing native plants here will not only benefit pollinators, birds, and other wildlife, but also have positive, long-lasting effects on soil and water quality within the parks.