Two major projects relating to a Regional Pollinator Action Plan and a Sustainable Stormwater Management Plan for Franklin County have been completed by the Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG).Regional Pollinator Action Plan for Franklin.
Upcoming workshops will continue FRCOG efforts toward regional pollinator plan
A draft map showing regional pollinator corridors and pollinator habitat “stepping stone” areas. Contributed Image
A bee gathers nectar on the Bridge of Flowers in Shelburne Falls. STAFF FILE PHOTO/DIANE BRONCACCIO
Published: 5/3/2021 3:09:36 PM
An online pollinator workshop for Shelburne this week, and another workshop for the larger Franklin County area later this month, will continue ongoing work between the Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG) and area communities to develop pollinator-friendly planning practices.
With funding from an Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs planning grant, FRCOG is working with Greenfield, Heath, Shelburne, Conway, Bernardston, Montague, Wendell and Orange to map local pollinator habitat and resource areas; identify possible pollinator corridor linkages; recommend updates to land-use regulations to include requirements for native pla
FRCOG hosting virtual pollinator workshop for Heath
The Franklin Regional Council of Governments is continuing to work with eight local communities highlighted in green on the map on its Regional Pollinator Habitat Corridor Action Plan. Contributed image
A bee collects pollen from a spring crocus in a Greenfield yard. The Franklin Regional Council of Governments is continuing to work with eight local communities on a Regional Pollinator Habitat Corridor Action Plan. Staff Photo/Paul Franz
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