Sunnyside IN Pollinator Project 2021

Thank you for joining us as we seek to explore the diverse community of pollinators found on the sunnyside of the Ohio River.

Let's get into the basics. Participating only takes a few minutes of your time so take a quick break and get outside!

We are looking for pollinators--bees, wasps, butterflies, beetles, hummingbirds, moths, flies and other insects. Wondering what you should be looking for and where to look? While these creatures may have considerable differences in their appearance, if the creature you are looking at is visiting a flower, it is likely that you are looking at a pollinator of some kind. That makes searching for them fairly simple--look for the flowers! Many kinds of flowers will do including popular blooming annuals and perennials, trees and shrubs, vegetables, and even plants some might consider weeds.

So you've spotted a pollinator? Snap a photo and submit it to the project! Not sure what kind of pollinator it is? That's okay. iNaturalist will give you some suggestions, and other iNaturalist users and project participants can also chime in to help you figure it out. less ↑