Xcel Energy volunteers helped to seed about 4 acres of pollinator habitat outside our Blue Lake Generating Plant in Shakopee.
View full imageWe planted about 20 acres of pollinator habitat outside our Monticello nuclear plant in 2018.
View full imageWe are removing invasive plant species and replacing them with native plants outside our Wisconsin headquarters in Eau Claire. Children and community members helped us to plant seedlings during National Pollinator Week.
View full imageGirls Scouts and Boy Scouts helped to plant seedlings at the Burnsville habitat during National Pollinator Week.
View full imageXcel Energy partnered with the City of Burnsville to plant three acres of pollinator habitat under transmission lines in June 2018.
View full imageIn May, 2018 we partnered with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to plant 40 acres of pollinator seed around the new Magic City Substation in Minot.
View full imageIn 2017, we partnered with the city of Bloomington to plant six acres of pollinator habitat under our transmission lines.
View full imageChildren from Valley View Elementary assisted with planted flowers at the Bloomington site.
View full imageThe students also assisted in painting butterfly houses for display at the Bloomington habitat.
View full imageThe class from Valley View Elementary poses for a photo at the Bloomington site.
View full imageLawmakers, community leaders and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service joined us to commemorate the Bloomington site.
View full imageIn 2016, we planted a seven acre pollinator habitat around our new First Lake Substation in Monticello, Minnesota.
View full imageA commemoration event was held at the First Lake Substation in July 2016.
View full imageChildren and community leaders were invited to help with the First Lake Substation planting in Monticello.
View full imageFour acres of native pollinator plants were planted outside of the Xcel Energy Black Dog Plant in late 2016.
View full imageIn 2005, we partnered with the City of Cottage Grove and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to restore 60 acres of native prairie habitat under our transmission lines in the city.
View full imageIn 2008, we restored 20 acres of native prairie land around the High Bridge Generating Station in St. Paul.
View full imageAn Xcel Energy employee maintains a bee hive at the High Bridge Plant in St. Paul.
View full imageIn 2015, we signed the Pollinator Pledge committing at least 50 acres in the St. Croix River Valley to pollinator-friendly habitat.
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