Syracuse University was awarded a grant through the Xerces Society to plant 750 native wildflowers along the perimeter of Pete’s Giving Garden.
There are two South Campus native wildflower gardens on campus that meet the needs of being a Bee Campus USA campus, though the campus has thousands of native plants on its campus. The campus has increased its native plants with an abundance of different species that provide nesting sites, pollen and nectar, food, seeds, and water to the native pollinator species who need them to survive, like the Monarch Butterfly. Bee Campus USA affiliates, make commitments to conserve native pollinators, and students, faculty, and staff work together to carry out these commitments on our campus to make it a better place for pollinators.