- link Copy Url - [ Share on twitter ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=BLOG | Raising Awareness for the Pollinator Crisis: Results of Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation-Funded Parks for Pollinators Campaign https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/258541?absolute=1&via=3blnews "link to 3 B L Media's Twitter") - [ Share on linkedin ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/258541?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Linkedin") - [ Share on facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/258541?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Facebook") - [ email Share via email ](mailto:?subject=BLOG | Raising Awareness for the Pollinator Crisis: Results of Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation-Funded Parks for Pollinators Campaign&body=ESG News from ScottsMiracle-Gro https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/258541?absolute=1 "Share via email") [Environment](/CSR-News/environment-0) # BLOG | Raising Awareness for the Pollinator Crisis: Results of Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation-Funded Parks for Pollinators Campaign ##### By Michele White, Conservation Program Manager, National Recreation and Park Association Aug 22, 2019 9:00 AM ET Campaign: [Scotts Miracle-Gro | Community Enhancement](/news/campaign/scotts-miracle-gro-community-enhancement) ![](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_2x/public/images/Screen_Shot_2019-08-21_at_3.25.54_PM.png) ![](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_2x/public/images/Screen_Shot_2019-08-21_at_3.26.24_PM.png) ![](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_2x/public/images/Screen_Shot_2019-08-21_at_3.26.13_PM.png) ![](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_2x/public/images/Screen_Shot_2019-08-21_at_3.26.05_PM.png) ![](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/public/images/Screen_Shot_2019-08-21_at_3.25.54_PM.png?h=ed79b91c) ![](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/public/images/Screen_Shot_2019-08-21_at_3.26.24_PM.png?h=20406052) ![](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/public/images/Screen_Shot_2019-08-21_at_3.26.13_PM.png?h=ca16f918) ![](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/public/images/Screen_Shot_2019-08-21_at_3.26.05_PM.png?h=e3c65c2e) In June, we announced our launch of the [Parks for Pollinators BioBlitz ](https://www.nrpa.org/our-work/Three-Pillars/conservation/parks4pollinators/)campaign with [The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation ](https://scottsmiraclegro.com/responsibility/foundation/)to raise awareness and community involvement in the pollinator crisis. This BioBlitz campaign is part of ScottsMiracle-Gro’s *[Gro More Good ](https://scottsmiraclegro.com/responsibility/foundation/enhancement/)*commitment to connect 10 million children to the benefits of gardens and greenspaces by 2023, and more specifically, to promote pollinator education and protection to America’s youngest generation of gardeners. The Parks for Pollinators campaign focuses on raising public awareness of the current pollinator crisis, encouraging local action and positioning parks as a national leader in advancing pollinator health. This year, the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) hosted its first ever national BioBlitz with support from The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation. A BioBlitz event is comprised of park staff, community members, families and children working together to create a literal snapshot of the variety of life that can be found in their local parks and open spaces. The initiative utilizes the [iNaturalist](https://www.inaturalist.org/) platform, which participants can download on a smart device and use to take pictures of pollinators and other wildlife. The results increase awareness of pollinators nationally and help park and recreation agencies know what pollinator species are in their parks and help them plan for how to protect them. Over 180 individuals pledged to help pollinators and downloaded information on how to host a BioBlitz. Events were organized from coast to coast, with 21 states represented and a total of 43 park and recreation agencies participating. These groups recorded over 5,000 observations, documenting nearly 1,500 different species of both pollinators and pollinator-supporting plants. More than 500 people participated in the national BioBlitz to record these findings and 523 experts helped identify the findings using iNaturalist. You can check out the results [here](https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/parks-for-pollinators) to see what pollinators were found near you! [Learn more](http://www.gromoregood.org/) about the Gro More Good initiative. *Repurposed with permission from NRPA’s [Open Space blog](http://https://www.nrpa.org/blog/first-annual-parks-for-pollinators-bioblitz-the-results-are-in/), Copyright 2019 by the National Recreation and Park Association.* [![Scotts logo](/sites/default/files/Clients/ScottsLogo032519.png)](/profiles/scottsmiracle-gro) ### More from ScottsMiracle-Gro ###### [Research Shows Recyclability Now Top Feature in Packaging](/news/research-shows-recyclability-now-top-feature-packaging) Mar 9, 2026 10:00 AM ET ###### [Relationship Building Key to Impacting Young People As ScottsMiracle-Gro Supports The Legacy Project](/news/relationship-building-key-impacting-young-people-scottsmiracle-gro-supports-legacy-project) Mar 5, 2026 10:30 AM ET ###### [The Martin Luther King Jr. Corridor Grants Along With Keep America Beautiful Receive Support From The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation](/news/martin-luther-king-jr-corridor-grants-along-keep-america-beautiful-receive-support-scotts) Feb 6, 2026 8:55 AM ET ###### [ScottsMiracle-Gro: Natural Grass Offers a Playing Surface That Better Protects Bones and Joints - Part Nine of the Environmental Benefits of Turfgrass](/news/scottsmiracle-gro-natural-grass-offers-playing-surface-better-protects-bones-and-joints-part) Jan 9, 2026 12:05 PM ET ###### [ScottsMiracle-Gro Give Back to Gro Program Helps Its Associates Align With Their Purpose Giving](/news/scottsmiracle-gro-give-back-gro-program-helps-its-associates-align-their-purpose-giving) Dec 8, 2025 9:20 AM ET ###### [ScottsMiracle-Gro – Some of the Air You Breathe Comes From Beneath Your Feet: Part Five of the Environmental Benefits of Turfgrass](/news/scottsmiracle-gro-some-air-you-breathe-comes-beneath-your-feet-part-five-environmental) Oct 28, 2025 9:15 AM ET ###### [Community Gardens Help Families in Need – Partnerships With ScottsMiracle-Gro](/news/community-gardens-help-families-need-partnerships-scottsmiracle-gro) Oct 20, 2025 1:30 PM ET ###### [Residential Backyards – the First Line of Defense Against Flash Floods – Part 4 of Better Planet Series](/news/residential-backyards-first-line-defense-against-flash-floods-part-4-better-planet-series) Sep 16, 2025 9:25 AM ET