by Kristina Lefever for the Tidings April 3, 2020 ~ Having a home, no matter the species, is so important — a home you know is always there, fits your size and your lifestyle, and keeps you and your family safe. Safe homes are vitally important for pollinators too, and there are many reasons their homes are disappearing. With decades of pesticide use in gardens, yards, farm fields, forests, roadsides and waterways, compounded by unending urban and rural development with human-made structures, lawns, sports fields, pavement, 24-hour lighting and more, plus invasive species (plants and insects), and a changing climate affecting which plants grow where and when, it’s hard for insects, birds a