Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)

Developing educational pollinator garden for Tucson Mountain District Visitor Center

Project ID: P23AC00560

Federal Agency: National Park Service

Partner Institution: Institute for Applied Ecology

Fiscal Year: 2023

Initial Funding: $4,495

Total Funding: $4,495

Project Type: Education

Principal Investigator: Wolf, Ashlee

Agreement Technical Representative: Swann, Don

Abstract: The goal of this project is to train and engage volunteers and staff in designing and installing a pollinator garden which will enhance interpretive experiences along an ADA accessible pathway near the Red Hills Visitor Center in the Tucson Mountain District of Saguaro National Park. The cooperator will help educate visitors on the importance of pollinators and activities they can do to enhance plantings for pollinators in their own area.