Community Profile

Pledge Summary

The City of College Park, Maryland is located between Washington D.C. and Baltimore, MD with a population of about 30,000. It is home to the University of Maryland, College Park campus. College Park has received Bee City USA affiliate status, and has a dedicated committee focused on the conservation & protection of pollinators. The Bee City committee works to educate the public about the plight of pollinators and increase awareness of their ecological importance especially in urban areas. The committee has undertaken initiatives to engage residents in No Mow April to help early season pollinators as well as renovating existing plantings to incorporate more pollinator friendly native plants. Committee members are developing partnerships with other nearby jurisdictions to implement pollinator corridors in the metropolitan area.