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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis Orders Measures to Protect Bees and Pollinators from Climate Change, Habitat Loss
The order also requires agencies to expand habitat, create pesticide-free buffer zones and help local landowners and governments protect pollinators.
- On Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed an executive order at the Denver Zoo to protect bees, butterflies, and other pollinators facing threats from climate change, habitat loss, and pesticides.
- The 2024 Colorado Native Pollinating Insects Health Study prompted the action, documenting a 47% decline in insect biomass near Crested Butte since 1986 and identifying habitat loss as the primary threat.
- Polis directed the departments of Natural Resources, Agriculture, Transportation, Corrections, and Human Services to reduce pesticide use, establish pesticide-free buffer zones, and expand pollinator habitats along state highways.
- Allison Johnson, a senior attorney at the Natural Resources Defense Council, called the order an "important step toward protecting Colorado's bees" by helping local governments and private landowners reduce neonicotinoid use.
- Effective until Jan. 1, 2032, the order establishes a statewide strategy while Polis urged residents to create a "butterfly effect across Colorado" by planting native flowers and reducing pesticide use.
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The Daily ItemNew order by Colorado Gov. Jared Polis aims to protect bees and other pollinators from climate change, habitat loss
DENVER — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday signed an executive order aimed at protecting bees and other critical pollinators as they face compounding threats from climate change, habitat loss and pesticides.
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New order by Gov. Jared Polis aims to protect bees and other pollinators from pesticides, habitat loss
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed an executive order Wednesday to protect bees and other pollinators amid threats of climate change, habitat loss and pesticides.
·Denver, United States
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