Native Pollinators • Horses For Clean Water

Dreaming of Flowers, Birds, and Native Pollinators?

Enhancing the horse property landscape with native plants promotes native wildlife, helps to control erosion, provides a visual buffer, and filters pesticides, fertilizers, and nutrients. Native plants are extremely adaptable and there is a diverse palette of natives to choose from—no matter where you live! Here are some ideas for how native plants can enhance your property and work for you.

Getting Buggy: How Horse Owners Can Help Pollinators

Two big things that we horse owners can do to help out with the world-wide pollinator decline are decreasing pesticide use and increasing pollinator habitat.

Pollinator Hedgerows for Horse Properties (PDF)

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Beneficial insects and native pollinators are keystone species in most land-based ecosystems, which means that if they are removed, the ecosystem will change drastically. Conserving our pollinating insects is critically important to preserving both wider biodiversity and healthy agricultural systems. Hedgerows are an easy and fun way to turn your horse property into a valuable contributor in this process.

Spring Cleaning Tips: Get Ready for the Busy Season Ahead

Earth Day is just around the corner on Saturday, April 20, 2023. In some parts of the country, daffodils are poking their heads up and starting to bloom, which means now is the time to prepare your horse property for the warming weather and upcoming growing season. Here are a few suggestions to get you started.

Sweet Pepper Ranch’s Fall Project: Native Pollinator Hedgerow

For those of you who don’t know it, Sweet Pepper Ranch, our place in Nampa, Idaho, doubles as a guest ranch and horse motel. What’s new here is that next year we hope to add another line to that resume: hosting weddings and special events.