Pollinator Protection Project
Information regarding the Pollinator Protection Project spearheaded in 2025 to bring awareness and education as well as pollinator habitat within Viroqua’s city limits
Viroqua, Wisconsin is a wonderfully diverse slice of the Driftless Area, surrounded by rivers, forests and rolling hills that allow some of this space to be untouched, perfect for harboring wildlife and diversity. But it is also circled in by farmland, large swaths that produce one or two rotating crops that are not especially great for diversity.
We know that creating breaks, pollinator strips and tree lines greatly increase the ability for native plant and insect species to survive in such environments. Studies have shown how important urban areas can be for pollinators, as there can be more plant diversity within a city compared to some rural areas.
National Park Service
“At least 75 percent of all the flowering plants on earth are pollinated by insects and animals! This amounts to more than 1,200 food crops and 180,000 different types of plants—plants which help stabilize our soils, clean our air, supply oxygen, and support wildlife.”
Urban Forestry and Urban Greening*
“Urban Green Areas have huge potential for pollinator conservation as the major part of its ornamental species have an [insect] pollination strategy.
They Need Our Help
Let’s Make Space for our Pollinators
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As we continue the project we will connect with news and updates, including opportunities for YOU to get involved! Reach out with comments, questions or thoughts!
* citation: Joana Llodrà-Llabrés, Paloma Cariñanos. Enhancing pollination ecosystem service in urban green areas: An opportunity for the conservation of pollinators. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, Volume 74 2022.