​The Seed A Legacy Pollinator Habitat Program is available for private, public and corporate lands in a 12-state region of the country that is critical to pollinator health and habitat needs. Applications are accepted year-round.

Seed A Legacy makes it easy for the owners and managers of private, public and corporate lands to create pollinator projects that make a difference.

The program works to establish pollinator projects following our NextGen Habitat Project designs that are documented to provide increased pollinator benefits over other pollinator conservation programs. Each project has two separate plantings: one for Monarch butterflies and one for honey bees.

​The look and function of your project in the future is directly related to the amount of effort you put into site preparation

How to submit Your Application

Applications are accepted for projects in the following states:  Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. 

​Prior to submitting an online application, please take the time to fully review and consider the Seed A Legacy program guidelines. While the program strives to be flexible and open to working with the many private, public and corporate land opportunities to develop high-quality pollinator habitat, we also want to make sure you clearly understand and consider how this program works and what its objectives are.

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Step 1

Please review the following documents:

• Program Flyer
• Program Guidelines
• Program Objectives
• Seed Mixture Design Guidelines
• Sample Landowner Contract
• How to read the tags on your seed order

Step 2

Collect the information needed to complete your application 

(Download a checklist here)

Step 3

Click the appropriate link for your State specific information including regional seed mixes and apiary locator:

• Illinois
• Indiana
• Iowa
• Kansas
• Michigan
• Minnesota
• Missouri
• Nebraska
• North Dakota
• Ohio
• South Dakota
• Wisconsin

Step 4

Fill out our Online Application. 

​You will receive a confirmation email with your successful application submission. Please contact us with questions or to schedule a call to talk with a biologist about your proposed project.

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Information Needed for Your Seed A Legacy Application

(Download a checklist here)

Collect the information needed to complete your application including:

• Two (2) Aerial Photos (you may be able to obtain the two aerial photos requested showing your project location from your local USDA office or using an application like Google Earth):
  • 1) An aerial photo of the site location with the project/property area clearly marked.
  • 2) An aerial photo showing the location of the project/property area and including 1.5 miles of the landscape in each direction surrounding the proposed project.
• Three (3) Site Photos: Photos that clearly show the proposed habitat project site to assess the current site condition. Ground level photos of the existing vegetation are needed so we can see the existing cover. (See instructions below on a mobile camera app that would provide both your photos and your UTM coordinates at the same time).

Examples of Arial Site Photos:

Example of Aerial site photo #1: Photo showing the site location with the project/property area clearly marked.

Example of Aerial #2: Photo showing the site location including 1.5 miles of the landscape in each direction surrounding the proposed project area. (This example is from Google Earth)

Examples of Site Photos:

Example of Site Photo #1: Photo 1 of 3 showing the proposed site. This photo shows the ground level vegetation and proposed habitat site.

Example of Site Photo #2: Photo 2 of 3 showing the proposed site. This photo shows a wider view of the proposed habitat plot.

Example of Site Photo #3: Photo 3 of 3 showing the proposed site. This photo shows a detail of vegetation and soil.

• UTM Coordinates (Universal Transverse Mercator) for your site. (View a video here to learn how to find your UTM coordinates). Find your UTM coordinates at this website. Or download a mobile app called GPS Map Camera: Geotab Photos, this app allows you to take pictures on site and the UTM will be embedded into the photo (the mobile app is preferred as it gives more accurate locations).  
• Calculate your acres more accurately by downloading the mobile app called Field Area Measure. Simply set your points and walk or drive the perimeter to your field.  
• Location of the nearest apiary to the proposed site. (visit your state's resource page to find an apiary locator for your state) 
• Records of crops planted and herbicides used in the past two years on the proposed site.
• Contact, shipping, and general site information.