Welcome to the Carson City Parks Recreation and Open Space's very own Bee City USA Home Page! On this page you can find a history of Bee City USA and Carson City's involvement, our contact information, upcoming pollinator events for the year, and helpful pollinator resources!

Bee City USA

Updated on 02/07/2024 2:54 PM

In October 2018, Carson City became the 76^th Bee City USA affiliate in the nation, and the first in the state – setting an example for the rest of Nevada to choose to promote pollinator populations too.

Bee City USA is an initiative of The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, a national nonprofit organization based in Portland, Oregon, with regional offices in thirteen states. Bee City USA’s mission is to galvanize communities to sustain pollinators by providing them with healthy habitat, rich in a variety of native plants and free to nearly free of pesticides. Imperiled pollinators like honey bees, bumble bees, butterflies, moths, bats, hummingbirds, and others are responsible for the reproduction of nearly ninety percent of the world's flowering plant species and one in every three bites of food we consume.

Carson City acknowledges the importance of pollinators to healthy ecosystems, agriculture and the local economy. Due to the dramatic declines in pollinator populations globally, Carson City commits to supporting bees and other pollinators in our Parks and Open Space, as well as on private land. In order to enhance understanding among staff and the public about the vital role that pollinators play, and what each of us can do to sustain them, Carson City agrees to establish and maintain a Carson City Bee City USA Committee – to help promote and educate the public on what each of us can do to promote sustainable pollinator habitat in Carson City. Ultimately- becoming a Bee City USA affiliate is a commitment to the cause of pollinator conservation in Carson City; and participation in this program will help ensure the survival of vital pollinator species in our community.

Contact Us

For more information about how you can get involved in Carson City Bee City USA program, please contact us at: beecityusa76@gmail.com.
Want to learn more about planting for pollinators in your yard? Check out our Planting for Pollinators resources below.

Announcements

June is Pollinator month, and Carson City is celebrating with the second annual, 'Bee Kind Carson City, Protect Pollinators' celebration! Throughout the month of June, there will be a variety of pollinator themed education events to join, see below for more details and we hope to see you at our Pollinator Parade at the end of June. Remember, Bee Kind Carson City, Protect Pollinators!

2024 Pollinator Month Events:

Library Display on Pollinators: throughout the month of June
June 6th: Pollinator Month Proclamation, Carson City Board of Supervisors
June 17th-23rd: Pollinator Week
June 22nd: Pollinator Parade, a costumed fun 2-mile walk for adults and children. Wear your most fun pollinator costume, birds, bees, bugs, and hummingbirds welcome! No pets please. Come show off your Waggle Dance! (Location and time TBD)
More events to be announced!