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Pollinator Pathways = No pesticides. Plant native plants. You may not have known this, but the Cheshire Pollinator Pathway came about from a nudge.

Okay, there was also vision, enthusiasm, hard work, and the most awesome, dedicated bunch of people to pull it together. Here's the backstory: The grassroots CT Pollinator Pathway steering committee, consisting of Donna Merrill, Louise Washer and Jacqueline Algon spearheaded the Pollinator Pathway movement in our state. It was Louise Washer who came to Southington and spoke to a number of local land trust presidents and members. All of us were in and we took it on for our own communities from there. Each of our groups is an independent entity; however, we readily share resources as does the original group. We are a movement. Since that first meeting, we have each created our own Pollinator Pathway garden(s). The Cheshire Pollinator Pathway began with one 900 square foot garden on North Brooksvale Road, across from the Lock 12 parking lot. ​ Our Cheshire group has since gone on to create three more gardens and we are beginning a nursery to support our gardens (current and future) with shrubs and trees. We are lucky to have like-minded colleagues in our Pollinator Pathway friends at Hamden and Southington Land Conservation Trusts and we continue to learn and benefit from the guidance given to us by the foundational group, Pollinator-Pathway.org

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