I鈥檓 proud to serve as the Center for Pollinator Conservation鈥檚 first director. From my childhood growing up on a small farm in Iowa to my 20-year career with the Service, I have a wide array of life experiences to draw on.These continue to shape and inform the way I work within the Center and across different perspectives.
Pollinator conservation is a challenging task filled with barriers many may think to be impassible. The grit and determination the Center team and its various partners show as they continue to work towards solutions to even the most daunting of problems is inspiring. The work accomplished this past year instills hope for the future of pollinators.
The U.S Fish and Wildlife Service is rallying for pollinator conservation by building relationships. People are the at the heart of conservation, so the Service is focused on connection. Habitat for pollinators is something we all can do, and so by increasing awareness, we can ultimately increase action.
Increasing pollinator habitat is the single most impactful action we can each take to conserve pollinators.This can come in the form of butterfly gardens, native flowers along roadsides, prairie habitat, and many others.
The accomplishments the Center and its partners were able to achieve this year are amazing, and this is just the beginning. By continuing to focus on connection, partnership, and science, there are no bounds to what we can accomplish in the future.
Nicole Alt
Director of the Center for Pollinator Conservation
