Please Note: This Website is under construction. If you can’t find what you’re looking for, want to report a broken link, or otherwise provide helpful feedback, please contact Britton Donharl, Bee City Los Alamos Coordinator, at coordinator@beecitylosalamos.org. Thanks!
Mission of the Project
By thinking globally, and acting locally, we commit to working together as a community to conserve our native pollinators through planting an abundance and diversity of native plants, providing nesting sites, applying conscientious management of planted and natural areas, and a County-wide commitment to reduce the use of pesticides.
Bee City News and Updates
Meet our Featured Pollinators, find information about native plants and pesticide reduction, and learn more about pollinator conservation with the Bee City Blog.
Come Volunteer with Bee City!
Bee City isn’t possible without amazing volunteers! Sign up to volunteer through the Volunteer Los Alamos webpage.
Contact Britton Donharl with questions and to get involved: coordinator@beecitylosalamos.org
Pollinator Tracking with iNaturalist
Did you know New Mexico is home to nearly 1,000 species of native bees? Help Bee City locate and track these amazing creatures in Los Alamos County.
Bee City Pollinator Demonstration Garden
Bee City was thrilled to partner with PEEC & Los Alamos County Parks & Recreation to transform an area in the open space next to the Senior Center into a Pollinator Demonstration Garden in 2024.
Backyard Pollinator Garden Project Information
In 2024, Bee City Los Alamos, in partnership with a grant from the Carroll Petrie Foundation, provided 40 backyard Pollinator Garden Kits to Los Alamos residents.
Pollinator Conservation Resources
There are many ways to support local pollinators from planting native plants and attending local talks and webinars to helping water in the Bee City Pollinator Demonstration Garden!
This is a list of plants that are native to the Jemez Mountain area that are relatively easy to grow, will do well in Los Alamos and White Rock, and can usually be found in nearby nurseries or as seeds.
This is not a comprehensive list of all of the native plants in the region but, rather, a carefully chosen selection of plants that will grow well in this area, with significant benefits to pollinators, and that are suitable for home and municipal landscape projects.
We have added a Color Photo Guide and links to websites with more information about each plant.
Our Committee meetings are held the 3rd Tuesday of each month from 4-5 pm at the Pajarito Environmental Education Center located at 2600 Canyon Road, Los Alamos, NM 87544.
Sign up for our mailing list to receive our monthly newsletter or email us at: coordinator@beecitylosalamos.org
Click HERE for more information on the BCLA Committee Structure & Members
Los Alamos County Parks & Recreation | Integrated Pest Management Plan
The County of Los Alamos (Parks & Recreation Department) & Pajarito Environmental Education Center (our host organization) are our primary partners. Stay tuned for some exciting pollinator projects on County land that we are undertaking in partnership with L.A. Parks & Recreation and PEEC!
You can find out more about Los Alamos County Parks & Recreation & the updated Integrated Pest Management Plan by clicking HERE.
Los Alamos Community Seed Library & Northern New Mexico Gardeners
Los Alamos County is fortunate to have not one but THREE seed libraries: the Mesa Community Library; the White Rock Library; and PEEC. All three offer locally saved & donated seeds of vegetables, herbs, native plants & more! They also welcome volunteers to donate and to help process & package seeds. Here is the link to their Facebook page for more information: https://www.facebook.com/groups/741830773546650
There is also a Northern NM Gardeners group that has lots of great information about growing in our short, high desert climate. Here is the link to their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/601402053284505
If you don’t use Facebook, you can email the seed library for more information at: lacomseedlib+subscribe@googlegroups.com
Los Alamos Master Gardeners is a group of expert gardeners who have gone through the NMSU Master Gardener training. You can turn to them for questions about gardening in our high desert climate. Here is a link to their webpage: https://www.lamgonline.org/
Santa Fe Master Gardeners has a robust Pollinator garden program with lots of helpful information & plant lists. Here is the link to their project listings: https://www.sfemg.org/projects
If you are interested in becoming a Master Gardener, you can find out more about the program through the Los Alamos Extension Office here: https://losalamosextension.nmsu.edu/gardeners/mgc.html
Photos on this page taken by Dana Ecelberger in White Rock and East Fork Jemez, NM 2023