2025 Great Southeast Pollinator Census – Georgia

Photo of Becky Griffin, Coordinator of the Great Southeast Pollinator Census

Georgia – protecting pollinators one count at a time!

Becky Griffin

beckygri@uga.edu

National and Georgia Coordinator of the Great Southeast Pollinator Census

 

By the numbers:

13,432 counts were submitted by Georgians in 2025

332 Georgia educators indicated they used the Census as part of their STEAM curriculum

395 new sustainable pollinator habitats were created as part of the Pollinator Census

Pollinator Habitat along the Atlanta Beltline
It is exciting to report 2,875 Georgia pollinator gardens have been created as part of the Pollinator Census since 2019.
Copy of the Winder Mayor's declaration
Jimmy Terrell, the Mayor of Winder, officially declared August 22nd and 23rd as Pollinaor Census Days!
Tori Arp dressed as a bee
Educators like Tori Arp. of Blue Ridge Elementary School, make the Census un-bee-lievably fun for their students.
Photo at Slow Pour Brewery
Even businesses, like Slow Pour Brewery in Gwinnett, hosted counting events for their communities.

The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (working cooperatively with Fort Valley State University, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the counties of Georgia) offers its educational programs, assistance, and materials to all people without regard to age, color, disability, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or veteran status, and is an Equal Opportunity Institution.