A pilot program established in 2021 to help pollinators in Utah has enjoyed success and is helping residents, communities and other entities to plant pollinator-friendly plants to encourage their survival.
<p>SALT LAKE CITY — A pilot program established in 2021 to help pollinators in Utah has enjoyed success and is helping residents, communities and other entities to plant pollinator-friendly plants to encourage their survival.
</p><p>The situation is dire. Monarch butterflies, while once prevalent, are in drastic decline. While once a thing of beauty from one's childhood memories, they are seldom seen in urbanized areas. Colony collapse has affected about 52% of managed bees in Utah, with them dying off, explained Jim Bowcutt, with the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food.</p><p>Rep. Ashlee Matthews, D-West Jordan, is sponsoring <a href="https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/HB0251.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HB251</a> to make the program permanent.</p><p>"So since the inception of the program, 679 individuals have used the program and have put pollinator friendly habitats within their farms, on their property. It's been a really big win for the rural community, and that allows them to be involved in conservation as well. Some 131,000 native plants have been distributed across the landscape," Bowcutt said. "Another thing is kind of a secondary benefit. We didn't necessarily realize this was going to happen when we did it, but after the fact, it makes a lot of sense. Because o
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