North Corey Park in Blue Point is about to get a lot more colorful, and a lot more useful.

Citizens Campaign for the Environment has partnered with the Town of Brookhaven to plant a pollinator garden there on Wednesday.

The public is invited to join the planting from 9 a.m. to noon at 94 Davis Avenue.

The garden is designed around native species, chosen to help bees and other pollinators thrive.

The need is urgent.

Beekeepers in New York report losing between 40 percent and nearly 70 percent of their hives each year.

Roughly 38 percent of the state's native pollinator populations are at risk of extinction, according to organizers.

Pollinator gardens are one way to push back.

They also double as green infrastructure.

The plants help reduce polluted stormwater runoff before it reaches local bays and harbors.

That makes the project good for wildlife, water quality, and the look of the park all at once.

Funding comes from a grant awarded in June 2025.

New York Attorney General Letitia James awarded $3.2 million in grants to 34 organizations, including the group behind this project, to support pollinator conservation.

The money comes from a 2023 settlement with Monsanto and Bayer CropScience over deceptive marketing of Roundup.

In other words, a legal settlement is turning into flowers and habitat right here in Blue Point.

It is a hands-on way to turn environmental concern into something you can see and touch.

Residents who want to help can show up Wednesday morning, ready to plant.

The planting runs for three hours, so there is time to stop by even if you cannot stay for the whole session.

Come celebrate the pollinators and see what a few hours of planting can do for the neighborhood.