Thank you to all those who have so far signed up to participate in the City's inaugural No-Mow April! As of publication, we have 249 registrations (and counting)! If you haven't signed up yet to participate, you can still do so at www.collegearkmd.gov/nomowmonthform. Are you one of the many residents who are participating in this year's No Mow April? If so, we would love to hear from you! Tag the City (Twitter: @collegepark_md, Facebook and Instagram) with your photos of pollinators in your backyard!

Towards the end of April, if you start seeing other blooming plants such as Columbine, Phlox, Blueberry, Redbud, Azalea, Honeysuckle, or Hackberry you can start mowing. These plants support pollinators and indicate there are other plants around to provide nectar for the pollinators. During No-Mow April, if you encounter a particularly tall or invasive weed feel free to remove it.

When you start mowing, please return your sign to Department of Public Works or City Hall where you picked it up. We plan to reuse them next year!

For more information about pollinators visit: http://dnr.maryland.gov/wildlife/Pages/habitat/wawhatsthebuzz.aspx More information on identifying Maryland’s noxious (harmful) weeds can be found at https://mda.maryland.gov/plants-pests/Documents/weedbrochure.pdf Consider planting Native Pollinator Plants this spring such as those identified here: https://www.collegeparkmd.gov/DocumentCenter/View/2823/Native-Plant-Guid-for-Pollinators A list of vendors who carry native plants is here: https://www.collegeparkmd.gov/DocumentCenter/View/3308/Bee-City-Native-Plant-Supplier-list

From the CIty's Bee City USA Committee