Bee Safe Boulder

Bee Safe Boulder was founded in 2014 after a series of scientific papers were published discussing the harmful effects of neonicotinoids, a widely-used group of insecticides, on pollinator health. Recognizing the importance of pollinators in the world (they are responsible for one in three bites of food we eat), a group of Boulder-based grassroots citizens canvassed their neighborhood, asking their neighbors to sign a pledge to stop using neonicotinoids and other harmful chemicals in the yards and gardens. The result was inspiring: over 175 households signed the pledge, making the Melody-Catalpa neighborhood in Boulder, Colorado the first "bee safe neighborhood" in the world. From that momentum, Bee Safe Boulder was born.

Bee Safe Boulder's mission is to create cleaner, healthier, and more biologically diverse environments—one neighborhood at a time—that are safe for bees and other pollinators, as well as all life.