Albuquerque, New Mexico, is betting on a modest but meaningful climate strategy: using more public land to support pollinators.
The shift is reaching familiar spaces such as roadway medians and parks, where green infrastructure is being expanded to help nearby neighborhoods and wildlife at the same time.
What’s happening?
According to The Paper, a mayoral report to the City Council says Albuquerque is continuing to build on its place as the Southwest’s first Bee City USA. The report describes multiple departments working together to increase pollinator-friendly habitat around the city.
That work is being folded into routine city projects. Native species that benefit pollinators are going into road and stormwater efforts through the Department of Municipal Development, while Parks and Recreation is using similar plants in park landscaping. In practice, that means medians, parks, and other everyday spaces are being reshaped to better serve local ecosystems…