John,

Neonicotinoid pesticides (neonics) have made much of our landscapes deadly for bees.1

Wild bee populations are plummeting as a result.

Limiting the use of bee-killing pesticides can help make flowers and fields safer for bees. And a great place to start is our public lands.

Tell our governor: No bee-killing pesticides on state lands.

In our concrete-filled world, even a small patch of flowers is a boon for a tiny bee to find enough pollen to feed itself and its sisters. Even better for a bee is finding a larger field of plenty of flowers.

What the little bee doesn't expect to find? Poison.

The green spaces where bees find petals to land on are increasingly treated with pesticides that can kill them. To save bees from a deadly fate, we need more greenery where no pesticides are used at all.

Our state has many natural spaces managed by the state government, from well-known state parks to small patches of green around government buildings.

Bee-killing pesticides should have no place on state-owned lands.

A simple, yet vital, change to stop using neonics on state lands would make our natural world a little less toxic to bees. The more safe havens we can create for pollinators, the better.

Send a message to help protect bees from deadly neonics on public lands.

Thank you,

Ellen Montgomery

1. S.D. Frank and J.F. Tooker, "Neonicotinoids pose undocumented threats to food webs," Biological Sciences, September 2, 2020.