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Pollinators deliver one out of every three mouthfuls of food people eat, and animals pollinate three-fourths of global crop plants grown for food, spices, beverages, condiments, and medicines. Pollination services to U.S. crops are valued at $10 billion every year. As development spreads, natural habitats are becoming increasingly rare, while managed landscapes of mowed turf grasses and flowering plants that are attractive to people may be less valuable for animals and insects. As a result, pollinators and other species are in trouble. VDOT began the Pollinator Habitat Program in 2014 to create naturalized habitats and connected habitat corridors along more than 57,000 road miles in Virginia. These habitats also reduce emissions from mowing, help retain stormwater, and sequester carbon and nutrients, and people can help by creating natural habitats where they live and work.

Leesylvania, Virginia · United States