“I was very excited that our campus community came together to support pollinators and that this commitment was recognized by the Xerces Society,” Wolf said.
As part of this designation, Wolf said the university will continue to build up its pollinator habitat by increasing native plants, providing nest and overwintering sites for bees, and reducing the use of pesticides.
On UW-Green Bay’s campus, Wolf and her team have identified 12 species of bumblebees, including the federally endangered rusty patched bumblebee, and more than 100 species of native bees.
Wolf said the university’s staff, faculty and students are committed to creating a pollinator-friendly campus and said that’s likely a contributing factor that helped UW-Green Bay earn this recognition.