Case Study

Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Pollinator Task Force

In order to benefit the pollinators of the Great Lakes Basin, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funded the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative’s (GLRI) Pollinator Task Force (PTF). The PTF’s mission is to “catalyze native bee conservation by coordinating and funding actions that efficiently maximize native bee abundance, distribution, diversity and resilience within the Great Lakes Basin.”

Location Great Lakes Basin, Michigan

Year

2021

Details

Hazards

Shifting Species, Habitats, and Ecosystems

Assets

Natural Areas and Wildlife

Sources

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Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Pollinator Task Force

Funding & Building Capacity

This project was funded by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.

Plans

GLRI Pollinator Conservation Strategy & Action Plan

Organizations

US Fish & Wildlife Service

Relevant Options

Conduct regular monitoring of restored ecosystems once the primary restoration is complete, especially as climate stressors appear or become greater. Adjust future restoration and management practices Restore degraded ecosystems to enhance the natural adaptive capacity of biological communities. Develop and implement an open space plan.

Steps to Resilience

Understand Exposure

Assess Vulnerability & Risk

Investigate Options

Prioritize & Plan

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Maria Salem/FWS