It's #NationalPollinatorWeek! Pollinators, such as bees, birds, and butterflies, are incredibly important for food production, and also play a role in enhancing conservation across the state. Creating a small habitat garden or mixing pollinator attracting plants in your existing garden can help to keep our local pollinators fed, sheltered and able to continue to do their job.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ When creating a habitat for your pollinators the primary consideration is how your garden will provide access to food, nesting, and water. Pollinators require lots of pollen and nectar rich plants that are close together and planted in large masses. This means your garden will be filled with colorful annuals and perennials, with at least a few different flowers in bloom throughout every season.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ For their nesting areas, pollinators will use an old log, a prefabricated nesting box, or even just bare dirt. An insect nesting area is also an important foraging opportunity for birds that may be resting in near...