Bayer
West Fargo Plot
West Fargo, North Dakota, United States
Certified through 2024
Project Name
Project Type
West Fargo Pollinator Garden
Landscaped
About the Program
Bayer Crop Science, in West Fargo, North Dakota, is on the northeast side of the Sheyenne River. Bayer provides a range of products and services to enable sustainable agriculture for farmers worldwide. The pollinator garden on-site makes up a quarter acre of native plant habitat for pollinators. The conservation objective is to have a developed pollinator plot of native species that bloom throughout the summer for pollinators and animals to visit.
Practices and Impacts
Bayer Crop Science, in West Fargo, North Dakota, is on the northeast side of the Sheyenne River. Bayer provides a range of products and services to enable sustainable agriculture for farmers worldwide. The pollinator garden on-site makes up a quarter acre of native plant habitat for pollinators. The conservation objective is to have a developed pollinator plot of native species that bloom throughout the summer for pollinators and animals to visit.
Practices and Impacts
- Ninety-three percent of the plant species are native, and seven percent are nonnative.
- The team monitors for invasive plants and plant survival and documents insect activity.
- Milkweed seeds are collected offsite for future plot planting.
