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For Bee-Friendly Parks, Head For the Great Unmown
Pollinators and people both benefit when public grassy patches are allowed to grow long.
It's not just a bad time to be a pollinator; It's a bad time to be a human that eats.
In the U.S., up to 59 percent of honeybee colonies, 96 percent of bumblebees, and 90 percent of some monarch butterflies are in decline. These and other insects, birds, and even bats distribute pollen to nearly 75 percent of the world's crops, contributing upwards of $300 billion in economic value.