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Lawns to Legumes: Nicollet Avenue Pollinator Pathway Project (P3)

The Rusty Patched Bumblebee, an important pollinator once common in the Midwest, is now on the endangered species list—and you can help save it. 

What is P3?

P3 is the South Nicollet Corridor Pollinator Pathway Project, a joint project of the Lyndale, Kingfield, and Tangletown neighborhoods associations. The goals of the project are to increase habitat for the Rusty Patch Bumble Bee, an endangered, social bee with a small range for foraging. Survival for this species is dependent on floral resources being available from early spring through fall, undisturbed nesting habitat in proximity to foraging resources and overwintering habitat for the next year’s queens.

P3 involves both large native garden installations at community partners sites, and smaller pocket planting of the same native plants on 45 residential sites. The gardens are designed to provide small hops for food for the Rusty Patch Bumble Bee, and to include similar native plantings in each garden, as this species feeds on a diet of constancy (i.e. it eats one type of pollen at a time.)

This project is funded by the MN Board of Water and Soil Resources through a grants they received from the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources and the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund (LCCMR and the ENTRF), and also with financial support from your neighborhood associations.

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Pollinator Pathway Community Site Preview Event

November 17 @ 5:30-7:00 PM

Butter Bakery Cafe (3700 Nicollet Avenue)

Find out more on Facebook!

Join the Tangletown, Kingfield, and Lyndale Neighborhood Associations and the Nicollet Avenue Pollinator Pathway planning team for a preview event featuring the designs of our community garden sites! The event will take place on November 17 at 5:30pm at Butter Bakery Cafe.


September 29 Pollinator Pathway Kick off Event Recap

Seventy neighbors attended the September 29th Pollinator Pathway Project (P3) Educational Forum to learn about native plants, native bees, and started their journey to build our pathway through Lyndale, Kingfield, and Tangletown neighborhoods for the Rusty Patch Bumble Bee, a native bee whose habitat has been severely diminished and is on the Endangered Species list.

Program Overview provided by: Sarah Linnes-Robinson, Director of the Kingfield and Lyndale Neighborhood Associations and Andrea Siegel, Director of the Tangletown Neighborhood Association

Speakers included: Julie Weisenhorn, U of M Extension Educator and Horticulturist, Master Gardener, AND a master trainer of the Hennepin County Master Gardeners Mary Mason, Hennepin County Master Gardener and Kingfield resident Lisa Lewis, P3 Team Member and a Lyndale resident

The link to the full presentation is on YouTube.

  • The link to the Project Overview Slide deck is here: Intro Slides_ Creating pollinator habitat event
  • The link to the presentation by Julie Weisenhorn, U of M Extension Educator and Horticulturist is here:  Bee Habitat , ID, & Other Pollinator Information
  • The link to the on selected species of pollinators by Mast Gardener Mary Mason is here: Pollinator Garden Plant Selections

Funding for the project has been provided by the the MN Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) through a grant from the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources and the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund (LCCMR and the ENTRF)

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Related Green Team Blog Posts

  • Thank you to the Kingfield and Lyndale History Hounds!
  • Calling All Volunteers to Come Grow Food and Connections in Our Community Gardens!
  • Calling All Volunteers to Support Kingfield’s Winter Events!
  • Got a Nose for News and an Interest in History? Volunteers needed!
  • Pollinator Pathway Project (P3) Educational Forum Materials Available to Those That Missed the Event
  • Full House at Solomon’s Porch to Kick-off the South Nicollet Pollinator Pathway Project!
  • South Nicollet Pollinator Pathway Project (P3) Update
  • Lawns to Legumes: South Nicollet Avenue Pollinator Pathway Project
  • Read the August Edition of the South Nicollet News!
  • Get Involved with Gardening for Good in Kingfield & Lyndale!
  • Hennepin County Fix-It Clinics Return!
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  • POSTPONED Tonight: Grand Avenue Walk & Talk
  • Minneapolis City Tree Program
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  • Join KFNA for the 1st Annual Pancake Breakfast!

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Thank you to @abangyoli for donating a dessert to Thank you to @abangyoli for donating a dessert to the Empty Bowls event on February 12th at Judson Church. 
Your donation provides you with a handmade pottery bowl, great soup, and the option to get a piece of Japanese Cheese Cake (with lemon curd and candied lemon rind) from Abang Yoli!
Thank you to @petiteleonmpls for donating Zuppa To Thank you to @petiteleonmpls for donating Zuppa Toscana to the Empty Bowls event on February 12th. Your donation gets you a handmade bowl and soup from Petite Leon -- a featured restaurant on the New York Times' Top 50 restaurants list of 2022.

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Thank you to @victors1959cafe for donating soup fo Thank you to @victors1959cafe for donating soup for Empty Bowl's SOUPer Bowl Sunday Fundraiser! 
Join KFNA on February 12th at Judson Church to help raise money for Nicollet Square, your donation gets you a beautifully handcrafted bowl, and enjoy Victor's 1959 Cafe's famous Black Bean soup!
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Big "Thank You" to Judson Church for hosting the E Big "Thank You" to Judson Church for hosting the Empty Bowls event this year on February 12th from 10:30 - 2 pm. Come to our SOUPer Bowl pregame event and team up with Empty Bowls to Tackle Hunger. A suggested $25 donation gets you a handmade bowl, as well as delicious soup, bread, and desserts from local restaurants. Proceeds benefit Nicollet Square.

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Team up with us as we Tackle Hunger at our annual Team up with us as we Tackle Hunger at our annual Empty Bowls event! Join us for SOUPer Bowl Sunday pregame event on Sunday, February 12th from 10:30 am - 2 pm @judsonchurch41. A suggested $25 donation gets you a handmade bowl, as well as delicious soup and bread from local restaurants. 
Proceeds benefit Nicollet Square, a project of Beacon Interfaith Housing and the Kingfield Neighborhood Association. 
Let us know you are interested: https://fb.me/e/2ERPSy8UQ?mibextid=RQdjqZ
For more information: https://kingfield.org/kingfield-empty-bowls/. Questions or want to support the event as a sponsor? Contact Sarah Linnes-Robinson, KFNA Executive Director at sarah@kingfield.org 

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Start your year off on the right foot and give bac Start your year off on the right foot and give back to your community! Lyndale's Education Program is in need of volunteer support for their English as a Second Language (ESL) and Digital Literacy (DL) classes.  Volunteers are needed for morning, afternoon, and evening classes and you could volunteer 1 day per week, or more. In this role you can expect to lead a small group of students and provide 1-on-1 student support....

https://lyndale.org/2022/12/13/calling-all-volunteers-to-support-lyndales-adult-education-program/?fbclid=IwAR0Ugi46arF6ziib_pok3UhWbVQgekN7Xgfx3ppLSHYkI_B2-I2KunUp1Io
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