Help create wildlife habitat along roadsides this year.TAKE ACTION
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How can leaders in your state create crucially needed habitat this year for
butterflies and bees while also saving tax dollars?

By reducing mowed grass areas along state-maintained roads and planting them
with native flowers and plants. As a result, mowing costs paid with taxpayer
dollars will be minimized while the roadsides are beautified with
wildlife-welcoming habitat.

Urge your state legislators to include roadside habitat programs in
transportation budgets this year.
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HELP CREATE BUTTERFLY HABITAT
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Roadside habitat programs are working for residents and wildlife in the states
where they are already established!

The Ohio Department of Transportation’s Pollinator Habitat Program—which focuses
on turning Ohio’s highways into healthier environments for wildlife while
beautifying the state—saved $2.2 million in mowing costs in one year. The
program now has more than 100 roadside prairies covering about 800 acres across
45 counties, with a goal of adding at least 125 acres every year.

Transitioning from turf grass to native roadside habitats also reduces the need
to spray herbicides and pesticides—a win for wildlife and people alike.

You can ask for roadside habitats in your state by sending a message today.
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A state highway or freeway may seem an unlikely place to create wildlife
habitat. But roadsides can support a surprising variety of pollinators, including bees,
butterflies and other insects.

Researchers have found that butterflies are less likely to cross a road when
there is good roadside habitat, meaning the butterflies are at lower risk of
getting hit by passing cars.

Long-distance migratory birds such as the ruby-throated hummingbird can also use
roadside habitats as pit stops for resting and feeding. And scientists have even
found small mammals thriving on the edges of highways.

Tell your state representatives to say YES for roadside habitats.
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Thank you for lending your voice to help grow butterfly, bee and other wildlife
populations in your state and saving taxpayer dollars by advocating for planting
native flowers and plants along roadsides.

With appreciation,

Julie Sibbing
Senior Advisor, Land Conservation
National Wildlife Federation Action Fund

Patrick Fitzgerald
Advisor, Community Wildlife
National Wildlife Federation Action Fund

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