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POLLINATOR PORCH PARADE
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(Please hover the pointer over the photos for descriptions of the pollinators and plants)
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Friday & Saturday, June 26-27, 2020
8am - 8pm
WASHINGTON, D.C.
What is the Pollinator Porch Parade?
Come together as a community and build pollinator awareness!
​You are invited to celebrate and help build awareness of our important pollinators during National Pollinator Week by joining in the DC Pollinator Porch Parade on Friday, June 26 and Saturday, June 27 (raindate, Sunday, June 28).
We encourage DC residents of all ages to create artwork (drawings, murals, sculptures, and signs) about pollinators and the native plants they feed on to display in their yards, porches, windows, and sidewalks during the Pollinator Porch Parade. Fun facts about pollinators are encouraged too! Register your participation via this website, and we will note your display on our map!
During the Pollinator Porch Parade, we encourage DC residents to take walks around your neighborhood to learn about various pollinators through the displays created by participants. Our parade map (on this website) will show you where displays can be found. Help spread the word about pollinators and share your favorites via social media at #DCpollinatorparade.
We hope you will join us!
Get Involved
Get Inspired
By pollinating flowers, pollinators play essential roles in maintaining healthy ecosystems and supporting wildlife. Without them, many of the fruits and seeds that other animals rely on for food would disappear, as would many of the crops that humans grow. Honeybees and Monarch butterflies are commonly known pollinators, but there are many more! Explore the resources below to learn more about the diverse pollinators that need our protection, and to get ideas for your pollinator porch parade display!
Click on the image for more information about native pollinators in DC
By clicking on the above image, you can open up a flyer and learn about pollinator protection in DC.
Native Bee Diversity in North America
This video provides images of a variety of native bees
Click here to virtually explore this pollinator poster from the Pollinator Partnership. Find more posters at: https://www.pollinator.org/shop/posters
Click here for a gallery of photos of North American butterflies and moths.
Learn
Check out some examples in neighborhoods around DC
Information about pollinator plants and gardening
Information about pollinator plants in the mid-Atlantic
DC Department of Energy and Environment
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USDA/ US Forest Service Pollinator Page
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Smithsonian Gardens Pollinator page
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Organizations
North American Butterfly Association
Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation is an international nonprofit organization that protects the
natural world through the conservation of invertebrates and their habitats.
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Pollinator Partnership’s mission is to promote the health of pollinators, critical to food and ecosystems,
through conservation, education, and research.
Center for Biological Diversity’s Native Pollinators page
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Biodiversity Databases
USGS Native Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab
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Biodiversity Database of the Washington, D.C. Area
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Pollinator Parade Map
This map highlights places around DC that have registered for the Pollinator Porch Parade. You can use it to plan out your parade route! Click on the pins to find out more about each display.
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Date
Friday & Saturday, June 26-27, 2020
8am - 8pm
(raindate, Sunday, June 28, 2020).
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Location
Washington, DC
*yellow = beehive, green = native garden, blue = display.
**Please note some sites may have multiple features.
#DCpollinatorparade
Check out the gallery below to see some of the decorated porches around DC neighborhoods. Make sure to share your display using the hashtag #DCpollinatorparade. You can also follow along on social media to see live updates and find out about other pollinator resources.
Organizers
Organized By:
Georgetown BeeCampus Committee​
Georgetown Campus Sustainability
Hoya Hive - Student Organization
Collaborators:
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