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UPDATE
Thank you for your interest in the ’89 Pollinator Project!  Due to overwhelming interest, as of 4/24/23, we now have enough volunteers for the weekend and have closed our volunteer signups.  Thanks again for supporting our project!

-Monarch Dave ’89

As part of its Pollinator Project, Dartmouth’s Class of 1989 will again be planting wildflowers at several locations around the Upper Valley on April 28th, 29th, and 30th. 

We are looking for volunteers and student groups to help us rake, weed, and seed several areas on the Dartmouth campus as well

As part of its Pollinator Project, Dartmouth’s Class of 1989 is offering free planting advice to help classmates, friends, and families plant their own pollinator gardens at home.

Project organizer, David Hammond ’89, will answer all of your questions and help you be successful with your own pollinator garden.  All you have to do is ask. 

Hammond can answer questions about: the right seed mix for your site, site preparation, seed density, planting times, overall best practices, and any other questions you might have.

Submit the form below to get started. Or,

As part of its Pollinator Project, Dartmouth’s Class of 1989 and Dartmouth’s Facilities, Operations & Management department (FOM) will be planting wildflowers at several locations around the Dartmouth campus on April 25th, 26th, and 27th. 

We are looking for volunteers and student groups to help us till, weed, and plant four areas that FOM has identified for this pilot project.  No experience is necessary and appropriate tools will be provided. 

We would appreciate any time you could spare during this three-day period.  If you can help us, please fill out the

The Class of 1989 is pleased to announce that it will be partnering with Dartmouth’s Facilities, Operations and Management (FOM) on a series of pilot native wildflower plantings on the Dartmouth campus this spring.  Initial sites that have been identified by FOM include the Organic Farm, two areas near Berry Library, and a detention pond next to the ’78 Life Sciences Center.  Over the next two years, these areas will be filled with wildflowers in the hope of attracting pollinating insects.  If this project is successful, the project will look

In partnership with Dartmouth’s Center for Social Impact, Growing Change student group, elementary students at Dothan Brook Elementary School (White River Junction, VT) will be planting milkweed plants to attract pollinating insects, especially monarch butterflies, studying the lifecycle of these plants and insects, and learning about the importance of pollinators in creating healthy ecosystems.

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In a unique partnership, the Class of 1989’s Pollinator Project and the town of Hanover, NH have agreed to work together to plant native wildflowers around the town of Hanover, NH in 2022. 

While most of the plantings are being planned for the fall of 2022, a couple of potential sites have been identified for possible spring plantings.  These include the Old Dartmouth Cemetery (on the Dartmouth campus, but owned and managed by the town of Hanover) and a roundabout in front of the Hanover Inn.