Xerces Habitat Kit Program

(Photo: Emily May.)

One of the best ways to help declining pollinators and other wildlife is to restore safe habitat for them. Through the Xerces Habitat Kit Program, we provide plants and resources to folks with the interest, experience, and land to make it happen. We offer carefully selected, native, and regionally appropriate plant material directly to our partners for shovel-ready projects. We are currently offering habitat kits in several regions of the United States to qualifying partners.

California Monarch and Pollinator Kits

Qualifying projects: Working lands, public lands, tribal lands, and private/non-working lands recovering from wildfires

Qualifying locations: Distinct regions in California (Central Coast, Central Valley, Sierra Nevada Foothills, and Southern California)

Special kit features: Supports monarch butterflies and other pollinators, climate-smart selections

Project proposals: February 10 - April 4, 2025

Kit pickup: October; December (Southern California)

Southern California Residential Habitat Kits

Qualifying projects: Residential properties, school yards, community gardens, and urban gardens

Qualifying counties: Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Bernardino, Riverside, San Diego

Special kit features: Supports monarch butterflies, bumble bees, and other native pollinators

Project proposals: June 6 - August 6, 2025

Kit pickup: December 8 - 13, 2025

Detroit Pollinator Habitat Kits

Qualifying projects: Community-serving urban farms, community gardens, and community organizations

Qualifying locations: Detroit and Greater Metro Detroit, MI

Special kit features: Emphasis on urban agricultural landscapes and habitat aesthetics in cities; native plants attractive to pollinators, natural enemies of pests, and your community.

Project proposals: February 7 - March 20, 2025

Kit pickup: Late May / Early June

Mid-Atlantic Monarch and Pollinator Habitat Kits

Qualifying projects: Urban farms, community gardens and spaces, working lands, public lands and tribal lands. Not for residential/private homes.

Qualifying locations: Mid-Atlantic and NYC region

Special kit features: Supports monarch butterflies and native pollinators

Project proposals: January 20, 2025 through February 16, 2025

Kit pickup: Late-May to Early-June (exact dates TBD)

Oregon Pollinator Kits

Qualifying projects: Working lands, public lands, tribal lands, community spaces. Not for residential/private homes.

Qualifying locations: Klamath-Siskiyou Region of SW Oregon

Special kit features: Supports monarch butterflies and other native pollinators, climate-smart selections

Project proposals: March - April 11, 2025

Kit pickup: October

New Mexico Pollinator Kits

Qualifying projects: Yards and home gardens of residential areas in Santa Fe and public open spaces, working lands, and restoration of natural lands

Qualifying locations: Residential areas of metro Santa Fe, NM, and public spaces, working lands, and natural lands in northern New Mexico

Special kit features: Supports New Mexico native pollinators, drought-tolerant selections

Project proposals: April 22 - June 30, 2024

Kit pickup: August