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The Pollinator Connection: How Your Garden Can Save Wildlife
Protecting pollinators, and the essential ecological services they provide, requires an all-hands-on-deck approach. Be a part of the solution by contributing to pollinator conservation right in your own yard, neighborhood, town, or city through individual actions and collaborative efforts. Learn about pollinator diversity, Delaware native bees, how to make your local landscape pollinator-friendly by providing habitat, improving pesticide protection, engaging in community science, and educating others.
This program takes place in-person at Mt. Cuba Center Wednesday, August 20, 2025.
About the Instructor:
Kelly Gill is a Senior Pollinator Conservation Specialist with the Xerces Society and a Partner Biologist with USDA-NRCS. Kelly provides technical assistance to NRCS staff, producers, land managers, and communities for implementing conservation practices for pollinators and other wildlife. This includes planning, designing, and installing habitat plantings such as wildflower meadows, flowering hedgerows and buffers, and gardens. She has experience developing conservation plans across different landscapes, from rural to urban settings. Kelly also works with research partners to create technical guidelines, outreach materials, and training programs to guide pollinator conservation efforts. Kelly holds a MS in Entomology from Iowa State University.
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