Through this program, the Foundation awarded grants to support Illinois institutions serving Kindergarten through grade 12 plant and maintain pollinator habitat areas, often grown from seed.
Starting your Pollinator Habitat
- Design Guide for Pollinator Gardens by USDA
- Pollinator Plants for Dry Sites
- Pollinator Plants for Moist Sites
- Pollinator Plants for Wet Sites
- Monarchs in the Rough Resource Guide (Please note that the Foundation does not fund habitat installation at golf courses, but this guide may be useful for larger K-12 Pollinator Schools habitat areas to be grown from seed. The guide includes information on planning a project, establishing milkweed and adaptive management.)
Habitat Certifications
Curriculum Materials
- North American Pollinator Protection Campaign (NAPPC) Curriculum
- Perilous Plight of the Pollinator
- Pollinator Partnership – Bee Smart Curriculum
Community Science Resources
- iNaturalist
- HabiTally
- Illinois Butterfly Monitoring Network
- Budburst
- The Great Sunflower Project
- Bumble Bee Watch
- The Field Museum’s Monarch Community Science Project
Other Pollinator Funding Opportunities
- Greening Forward
- The Pollination Project
- Gro More Good
- Monarch Butterfly and Pollinators Conservation Fund
- Illinois Schoolyard Habitat Action Grant
- Wild Ones – Lorrie Otto: Seeds for Education Grant Program (SFE)
Other Pollinator Seed Sources
Other Resources
Pictured: Student volunteers working at Burnham Wildlife Corridor Pollinator Habitat planted at 35th St. Bridge Plaza under Chicago Park District’s grant project.