The Cayuga Waterfront Trail is a certified Pollinator Pathway!

Pollinator Pathways are public and private pesticide-free corridors of native plants that provide nutrition and habitat for pollinating insects and birds. Even the smallest green spaces, like flower boxes and curb strips, can be part of a pathway.

The Pollinator Pathway project is organized by volunteers from town conservation organizations working together to establish pollinator-friendly habitat and food sources for bees, butterflies, hummingbirds and other pollinating insects and wildlife along a series of continuous corridors.  Most native bees have a range of about 750 meters, so the goal is to connect properties that are no farther apart than that. 

The Tompkins Pollinator Pathway is a collaboration between Cornell and the Tompkins County community, whose mission is to bring people together to plant, conserve, and connect pollinator habitats across the county.

Visit the Tompkins Pollinator Pathway Story Map, place-based storytelling tool brings together maps, images, and community stories to highlight how five public gardens and landscapes in Tompkins County are supporting pollinator health and biodiversity.