Videos: Meet Your Pollinator Neighbors!

Dr. Nick Dorian, the entomologist on our project team and co-founder of Tufts Pollinator Initiative, identified 299 pollinator species in Somerville. He has selected 6 as representatives of the diversity of pollinators in Somerville (our pollinator mascots). And we can all learn to recognize them!

In the following videos, Dr. Dorian will teach you what each looks like, how they behave, where you can find them, and some other fun facts.

The Pollinator Action Plan includes planting designs for each of these six pollinators. If you want to bring them to your own yard, take a look at those recommendations in the "Pollinator Pantry" section of the plan. You can find those here.