Pollinator Pathway Lecture

Chet Kerr

Inspired by the Old Croton Aqueduct Trailway

Climate change, loss of habitat, and overuse of pesticides all present challenges to pollinators – the bees, butterflies and other invertebrates that provide a crucial link in the process of pollination, an essential element of environmental sustainability and the food chain.

To counter these challenges, environmentalists, communities, and everyday residents are working to develop Pollinator Pathways – corridors of public and private properties that provide native plant habitat and nutrition for pollinators.

Here in the Rivertowns, we have an existing framework for such a pathway drawn from history – the Old Croton Aqueduct State Park. To meet the goal of supporting pollinators and to take advantage of the existing OCA pathway, the Office of State Parks has worked with local Pollinator Pathway groups to create an OCA Pollinator Pathway program, allowing for the creation of native plant gardens along the OCA managed by adjacent property owners.

Join us for a conversation with Chet Kerr to discuss how this program uses our historic Aqueduct Trailway as a space to begin to tackle the challenges of today.