Q&A: New England Pollinator PartnershipNew England Pollinator Partnership • July 2nd, 2020
The New England Pollinator Partnership (NEPP) is an agreement between the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and participating eligible producers to help recover populations of the rusty patched bumble bee, monarch butterfly, and nine other ground nesting bumble bee species found throughout New England. This partnership reduces the regulatory burden of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Participating landowners don’t have to worry about ESA regulations that may apply to the target bumble bees and monarch butterfly. The NEPP is also a science-driven effort that uses voluntary incentives to proactively conserve pollinators and the rural way of life.
