Provo recognizes the critical importance of native pollinators

Provo is the first city in Utah to join the Bee City USA initiative which focuses on native pollinator  education and conservation.

BYU student newspaper article:

https://universe.byu.edu/metro/provo-joins-bee-city-usa-as-first-in-utah-to-boost-pollinator-conservation

More information

Bee City USA (an initiative of the Xerces Society) website:

https://beecityusa.org/

Xerces website:

https://xerces.org/

Related:  

Project 1100 (based in Utah) website:

https://www.projectelevenhundred.org/

Note: Project 1100 is named in honor of the some 1100 species of native bees found so far in Utah.  While Utah is known as the "honeybee state" and has a state flag that utilizes a fanciful beehive graphic, honeybees are not native bees and hive placement (among other impacts) can have a seriously negative impact on our native bees. Utah's native flora (which includes some 3,000 vascular plant species alone) evolved alongside native bees (and other pollinators, but bees typically have been the most significant) and not honeybees.   And without plants, we would not exist.