Pollinator Week, June 16th - 22nd

Written By: Aimee Turcotte and Des Flemmings
​It may be Pollinator Week, but here at Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo, we like to celebrate pollinators every day! Pollinators are critical contributors to the health of many ecosystems. Transferring pollen from one plant to another, pollinators help plants grow and reproduce. At the Zoo, staff support pollinators by planting native plants which pollinators rely on for food sources, shelter, and reproduction.
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In 2023, the Zoo received a two-year $50,000 grant from M&T Bank, allowing the Education Department to work with the City of Bridgeport to establish five pollinator gardens throughout Bridgeport. Two of the gardens have been planted right in front of the Zoo, adjacent to Beardsley Park. The three other garden locations are Fairchild Wheeler Interdistrict Magnet School, Sacred Heart University’s Discovery Science Center and Planetarium, and Wakeman’s Boys and Girls Club.

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