09/11/2026
๐๐ข๐ค๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฉ, ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ฑ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ณ๐ด ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ณ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ด๐ข๐ด ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ต๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ด ๐๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ (๐๐๐๐).
๐ฆ๐Pillar Two | Monarch & Pollinator Conservation ๐๐ฆ
If you are just starting your habitat improvement journey, this post is for you!
1๏ธโฃWe highly recommend that you set up a time to meet your local Private Lands Biologist. Quail Forever in Arkansas and the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission have Private Lands Biologists stationed across the state. Both organizations have staff that provide FREE technical assistance to landowners, and they can help landowners navigate voluntary cost incentive programs that are available through state and federal agencies.
๐Quail Forever in Arkansas Staff - https://quailforever.org/get-involved/find-a-biologist/
๐AGFC Private Lands Staff - https://www.agfc.com/education/private-lands-habitat-division/
2๏ธโฃLearn as much as you can about native plants! Native vegetation is so important for the health of not only pollinators and wildlife, but entire ecosystems. If your goal is to attract more pollinators to your property, start to incorporate plants that are native to your area.
๐Want to know if a plant is native? Check out either of these websites - https://fsus.ncbg.unc.edu/ and https://bonap.net/Napa/Genus/Traditional/County
There are also wonderful Arkansas specific plant identification guides available.
3๏ธโฃTo truly appreciate something, you need to make a connection. If you want to learn about the pollinators visiting your property, consider downloading the iNaturalist app onto your phone. You just need to create a free account to sign-up. The iNaturalist app will allow you to take pictures and videos of any pollinator that visits your property, and once you submit an observation, you will likely be able to identify the pollinator! Now, the quality of images and videos matter for identification. Once you identify the pollinator, you can determine if they have a host plant, need certain nesting sites, when they emerge, and etc. That can better inform your management decisions moving forward.
The main takeaway is that help is available to you! We are always happy to help you meet your habitat goals.
