It's spring and many of us are thinking about planting!. Many great online resources exist to help guide landowners. The links below will bring you to webpages on pollinators, site identification, plant selection, planting hints, and much more:
- Metro Blooms and Blue Thumb (See "Plant Finder" on the Resources page.)
- MN Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) Pollinator and Biodiversity Toolbox
- "Creating Residential Pollinator Habitat" page for garden templates for different light/moisture conditions and more.
- Planting for Pollinators: Principles and Design for Residential Pollinator Habitat
- Pollinator garden templates for native plant pollinator gardens
- DNR Minnesota's Pollinators
- University of Minnesota and University of Minnesota Extension
Resources for shoreline areas
- DNR Planting Trees and Shrubs on Your Shoreline
- DNR Planting Perennials on Your Shoreline
- DNR Natural shorelines page
The list above was compiled by the MNDNR in their March 2026 Water Talk Newsletter.