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Manitou Pollinators Group
  • Home
  • About Us
  • News and Info
  • Pollinator Passport
  • Pollinator Festival 2022
  • Links / Resources
  • Manitou Honey Bees
  • Local Pollinator Plants
  • Community Connection
  • Make a Pollinator Habitat
  • Events
    • Future
    • Past
  • Contact Us

Useful Resources

PDFs for Download

Low Water Native Plants for Pollinators Brochure (pdf)Download
Pollinator Friendly Practices (pdf)Download
Xerces Pollinator Plants_Southern-Plains-Region (pdf)Download
Pollinator Booklet_US Fish and Wildlife (pdf)Download
Native Pollinators (pdf)Download
Attracting Pollinators_V5 (pdf)Download
NAPPC Pollinator Protection (pdf)Download
Gardening for Monarchs_Conserve Monarch Migration Across US (pdf)Download
Gardening and Landscaping Practices for Nesting Native Bees (pdf)Download
Enhancing Nest Sites_Native Bee Crop Pollinators (pdf)Download
OSU How to Reduce Bee Poisoning from Pesticides (pdf)Download
Protecting Conservation Plantings from Pesticides (pdf)Download
Organic Approved Pesticides_Comparative Overview (pdf)Download
NAPPC Pesticide Consumer Info (pdf)Download
NAPPC Invasive Species Fact Sheet (pdf)Download

Important Links

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Manitou Pollinator Friendly Plants

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Click for a list of local plants that attract Pollinators!

Below is a partial list of low water mostly deer resistant pollinator-friendly plants and shrubs that we recommend because they perform well in Manitou Springs, Colorado.

Colorado Planting Guides

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Click Here to find out how to make a Pollinator-Friendly Habitat in your own yard!

Fellow organizations

Fountain Creek Watershed Flood Control And Greenway District

Helping protect the health of the Fountain Creek Watershed and our downstream neighbors.

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Colorado Native Plant Society

A non-profit organization dedicated to furthering the knowledge,appreciation and conservation of native plants and habitats of Colorado through education, stewardship and advocacy.

Xerces Society: It's Easy to Bring Back the Pollinators with These Four Simple Steps

Although pollinator conservation is a big task, it all begins with each  of us adopting four simple steps: growing pollinator-friendly flowers,  providing nest sites, avoiding pesticides, and spreading the word. With  these core values, pollinator conservation can be adapted to any  location, whether you tend an urban community garden or a suburban yard,  work in a city park or on a farm. Make your commitment to these four  principles official by signing our Pollinator Protection Pledge!


  1. Grow Pollinator-Friendly Flowers
  2. Provide Nest Sites
  3. Avoid Pesticides
  4. Spread the Word


Make your commitment both official and visible by signing the Pollinator Protection Pledge! 


You can also share information about pollinators on social media, or spread the word with a pollinator habitat sign.

Xerces "Bring Back the Pollinators"
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