Jennings County Pollinator Habitat Program

In 2015, the Jennings County Soil and Water Conservation District launched the "Share Some Space" program to address the declining pollinator population by creating new habitats across the county. Over four and a half years, the district collaborated with local, state, and national partners to educate the public about the importance of pollinators, worked with farmers to create pollinator habitats on or near farmland, and facilitated habitat creation on public and private properties. The program successfully created 600 new pollinator habitats, supporting roughly 952,000 pollinators. The project received grants from the Soil and Water Conservation District and various private and public sources.