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Pollinator Palooza

Sustainable Saratoga is hosting Pollinator Palooza, a native plant sale and pollinator education event, on Saturday, May 30 from 10-3 (rain date May 31)

Native pollinators (bees, butterflies, etc.) are in drastic decline due to habitat loss, pesticide use, and climate change. Planting native plants provides essential food and

January 28th, 2026|Community|

Community Winter Sowing Workshop

Sow You Want to Be an Ecological Gardener?! Join us for this free workshop and leave with the tools to plant your own native plant garden come spring.

WHEN: Thursday, January 29, 2026. 5 – 7 pm. Come by any time between 5 and 6:30 pm.

WHERE: Skidmore College Center for Integrated Sciences.

REGISTER HERE:

December 5th, 2025|Community|

No Mow May: A Simple Step to Save Pollinators and Rewild Your Lawn

No Mow May is a movement that encourages people to provide food for insect pollinators by refraining from mowing their lawns in the early part of the growing season. Spring is a critical time for insects emerging from hibernation – they wake up

April 5th, 2025|Archive, Pollinators & Native Plants|

Pollinator Palooza

Sustainable Saratoga is hosting Pollinator Palooza, a native plant sale and pollinator education event, on Saturday, May 31 from 10-3. RAIN OR SHINE!

Native pollinators (bees, butterflies, etc.) are in drastic decline due to habitat loss, pesticide use, and climate change. Planting native plants provides essential food and

January 21st, 2025|

Get to know the Climate and Energy Committee

Discover the vibrant world of Sustainable Saratoga’s committees, each dedicated to a unique aspect of community sustainability: Zero Waste, Urban Forestry, Land Use, Climate and Energy, and Pollinators. Whatever your passion, you’ll find a place to make a difference.

Let’s get to know the Climate and Energy Committee

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June 10th, 2024|Archive, Climate and Energy|

Get to know the Pollinator and Native Plant Committee

Discover the vibrant world of Sustainable Saratoga’s committees, each dedicated to a unique aspect of community sustainability: Zero Waste, Urban Forestry, Land Use, Climate and Energy, and Pollinators. Whatever your passion, you’ll find a place to make a difference.

Let’s get to know the Pollinator and Native Plant

May 8th, 2024|Archive, Pollinators & Native Plants|

Plant Safe Spaces Under Your Trees

By Dianna Goodwin

If you are planting a tree this spring or working on landscaping around existing trees on your property, consider the needs of pollinators and other small creatures who live in your yard.

Give them a Soft Landing

“Soft landings” are natural landscapes designed for the area under the shade of a tree that take

April 12th, 2024|Archive, Pollinators & Native Plants|

Are you a Hellstrip Hero?

Do you have a hellstrip – that strip between the curb and the sidewalk? It’s usually owned by the municipality, but property owners are responsible for maintaining it.

At worst, it may be filled with lush, green turf grass that is

August 4th, 2023|Archive, Pollinators & Native Plants|

The bees thank you, and we thank you!

A HUGE Thank you to all who helped make the second annual

Pollinator Palooza native plant sale a success!

The Second Annual Pollinator Palooza, held on June 4, was a great success, getting almost 2500 native plants into the ground in our region and

July 19th, 2023|Archive, Pollinators & Native Plants|

Press Release: Pollinator Palooza Native Plant Sale 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE … “Check Out the Buzzzzz”

Media Contact: Dianna Goodwin, pollinators@sustainablesaratoga.org

Saratoga Springs, NY – Pollinator Palooza Is Back! Join Sustainable Saratoga on Sunday, June 4th for their second annual native plant sale. New and improved with even more plants, raffle items,

June 1st, 2023|Archive, Events, Pollinators & Native Plants, Press Releases|