Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Join us to learn about native plants with a focus on pollinators from three speakers:
• Jen Ehlert (Metro Blooms) – Native Plantings for Pollinators
• Christina Locke (DNR) – Pollinator Conservation in Minnesota
• Alyssa Bloss (Carlton SWCD) – Carlton SWCD – A Pollinator Powerhouse!
Resources mentioned during the video:
• Blue Thumb Resources page:
bluethumb.org/public-resources
• Minnesota Board of Water Resources (BWSR) Pollinator and Biodiversity Toolbox:
bwsr.state.mn.us/pollinator-toolbox
• Minnesota Wildflowers – A Field Guide to the Flora of Minnesota – shows scientific names and whether native:
minnesotawildflowers.info
• Examples of Native Landscape Ordinances from Minnesota Cities:
bwsr.state.mn.us/sites/default/files/2019-12/Native%20Landscaping%20Ordinance%20Examples.pdf
• Minnesota Statute 412.925 adopted 2024 about allowing native landscapes:
revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/412.925#:~:text=412.925%20NATIVE%20LANDSCAPES.&text=(c)%20Except%20as%20part%20of,go%20to%20seed%20are%20prohibited.
dnr.state.mn.us/waters/watermgmt_section/shoreland/other-land-use-training.html
Join us to learn about native plants with a focus on pollinators from three speakers:
• Jen Ehlert (Metro Blooms) – Native Plantings for Pollinators
• Christina Locke (DNR) – Pollinator Conservation in Minnesota
• Alyssa Bloss (Carlton SWCD) – Carlton SWCD – A Pollinator Powerhouse!
Resources mentioned during the video:
• Blue Thumb Resources page:
bluethumb.org/public-resources
• Minnesota Board of Water Resources (BWSR) Pollinator and Biodiversity Toolbox:
bwsr.state.mn.us/pollinator-toolbox
• Minnesota Wildflowers – A Field Guide to the Flora of Minnesota – shows scientific names and whether native:
minnesotawildflowers.info
• Examples of Native Landscape Ordinances from Minnesota Cities:
bwsr.state.mn.us/sites/default/files/2019-12/Native%20Landscaping%20Ordinance%20Examples.pdf
• Minnesota Statute 412.925 adopted 2024 about allowing native landscapes:
revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/412.925#:~:text=412.925%20NATIVE%20LANDSCAPES.&text=(c)%20Except%20as%20part%20of,go%20to%20seed%20are%20prohibited.
dnr.state.mn.us/waters/watermgmt_section/shoreland/other-land-use-training.html
