2025 Program Timeline:
- The 2025 application period will run from March 1 through April 15, 2025.
- The Doug Tallamy and Nature’s Best Hope in Utah webinar (held in March 2024) recording is now available for viewing.
- The 2025 Application Process and Program Details Webinar will be held March 26 from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. The 2024 Webinar is available for viewing.
- Awardees for the 2025 program period will be notified via email on June 2, 2025.
- The Awardee Webinar will be presented in late July. Date, TBA.
- Annual report due from previous 2022 – 2024 awardees on Friday, August 8, 2025.
- September-October 2025: Plant distributions. Dates and locations, TBA. They will also be listed on the Utah Pollinator Habitat Program Calendar on the right panel, when available.
Welcome to the Utah Pollinator Program. Pollinators play a vital role in our agricultural industry, local economies, and overall health of our ecosystems. Unfortunately, many pollinator populations have experienced drastic declines in recent years. Population loss can be linked to several contributing factors including loss of habitat, changing climate and associated weather patterns, disease and pesticide use.
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Utah Pollinator Habitat Program Goals
The purpose of this program is to achieve the following:
- Increase the amount of available pollinator habitat throughout Utah
- Enhance and expand existing landscapes to improve resources (pollen and nectar) available for pollinators
- Provide better connectivity between habitats to better support beneficial species
- Increase access and availability of native seed resources across the state
- Increase public awareness and involvement to improve pollinator habitat state-wide
General Information
- Online application submission: March 1 through April 15, 2025
- Awards will only be given to properties owned or managed by applicant
- Projects must be in Utah to qualify
- All categories of applicants will be considered (individuals, non-profits, government agencies, academic institutes, commercial entities, Native American tribes, wildlife preserves, land trusts, etc.)
- Habitat improvement priority areas will include watersheds and habitat corridors that provide connectivity
- Particular emphasis will be on improving habitat for native pollinator and bee populations throughout the state
- Irrigation for plant establishment will be a requirement for project award
- Awarded applicants will receive additional information in August with plants available early Fall for distribution
- Plants are pre-selected and supplied based on your region
