INDIANAPOLIS — Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, Inc. (KIB) is calling all Indianapolis residents to become citizen scientists and partake in KIB’s Wild Pollinator Count Week on July 18 – 24. This inaugural, week-long event will engage the city in the important work of not only counting pollinators but educating Hoosiers on the need to plant native to help people and nature thrive.
This citizen scientist initiative is important because the data gathered will help guide conservation and restoration efforts, tree and other native plantings, as well as raise awareness of how vital pollinators are to the Indianapolis urban ecosystem. One in every three bites of food we eat are impacted by bees and other pollinators.
Pollinator Count Kits will be available for download on KIB’s website (www.kibi.org/kibees) and available at all Indianapolis Public Library branches and YMCA locations. Kits include a Pollinator Data Sheet, a “Buzz Off! I’m Counting” yard sign/ruler, FAQs, and map of KIB’s Greenspaces. Data should be uploaded on the KIB website or delivered to KIB’s offices (1029 Fletcher Ave.).