A black, white and yellow street sign along a very green roadside on a sunny day.

Banner photo: College Park, MD street sign. Credit: Alan Hew.

Examples of Affiliate Signs and Public Displays

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Street Signs

Bee City USA debuted new logo and street sign artwork in 2022, so we still see a mix of new and old street signs in affiliates’ reports. We don’t require people to replace existing signs, but all new signs should use the new street sign format. Here are a few examples.

Mount Vernon, OH street sign. Credit: Bee City USA - Mount Vernon, OH
Picture of a three street signs next to a large road.
Newport News, VA. Credit: David S. Freeman
West Linn, OR. Credit: Tarra Wiencken.
West Linn, OR. Credit: Tarra Wiencken.
A large orange banner with text.
"A Bee City USA Community" banner in Salisbury, MD. Credit: City of Salisbury, MD.
An adult and two kids stand in front of a large street sign.
Bee City USA founder, Phyllis Stiles joined by Corbin and Alena Sledge standing in front of a street sign for Asheville, NC, the first Bee City in the nation, featuring the original Bee City UISA street sign artwork. Credit: Bee City USA - Asheville, NC.

Interpretive Signs

 Whether they are permanent or temporary, interpretive signs can be a powerful tool for allowing the public to understand what they are seeing, who pollinators are, and even how they can take action.

Picture of a large interpretive sign with a photo of spikey, round buttonbush flowers.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette, LA. Credit: Blair Begnaud.
A white sign with black text next to a brown tree trunk.
A notice informing people of native ground-nesting bee habitat at Auburn University, AL. Credit: Jennifer Morse.
A colorful large interpretive sign
A large, colorful display from Lynchburg, VA. Credit: Bee City USA - Lynchburg, VA.
An interpretive sign from Tufts University Medford-Somerville, MA, featuring the old Bee Campus USA logo. Credit: Karen Dooley.
University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, WI. Credit: Katherine Bellow.
A colorful interpretive sign reading "Spotlight on Diversity".
An interpretive sign in a pollinator meadow along the French Broad River greenway in Asheville, NC. Credit: Bee City USA - Asheville, NC.
A white and blue sign with text.
University of Tennessee at Martin, TN "No Mow Zone" sign. Credit: Bee Campus USA - University of Tennessee at Martin, TN.
A yellow sign on a green lawn with a beige-brown building in the background.
Sign reading "Pardon the weeds we're feeding the bees" and Nash Community College, NC. Credit: Bee City USA - Nash Community College, NC.
A hand drawn plant label for goldenrod at University of Oregon, OR. Credit: Bee Campus USA - University of Oregon, OR.
A hand drawn plant label for goldenrod at University of Oregon, OR. Credit: Bee Campus USA - University of Oregon, OR.
A person stands next to a large sign with pictures of pollinators.
University of Utah Pollen-Neighbors sign. Credit: Bee Campus USA - University of Utah, UT.
Image: Michigan State University asks garden visitors to participate in their research by using a QR code to take a short survey on "what makes people want to conserve pollinators." Credit: Laura Rost / Xerces Society.
Image: Michigan State University asks garden visitors to participate in their research by using a QR code to take a short survey on "what makes people want to conserve pollinators." Credit: Laura Rost / Xerces Society.

Landscape Signs

A simple, informative sign can send a clear message and prevent accidental mismanagement: pesticides applications, mowing, etc.  

Brilliant purple asters next to a colorful sign.
A Xerces Society pollinator habitat sign at Juniata College, PA. Credit: Bee Campus USA - Juniata College, PA.
A colorful painted sign with black text
A handmade sign reading: "Support Your Local Pollinators: Native Plants, Pollinator Friendly Flowers, Pesticide Free" at Inver Hills Community College, MN. Image: Rachel Marzahhn.
White sign with text on a table.
Durham, NC signs reading "Zona protegida los insecticideas matan abeja y mariposas"(in English: "Protected area: insecticides kill bees and butterflies"). Credit Alexis Luckey.
A black, white, and green sign.
"Mosquito Spraying Kills Bees" yard sign. Photo & graphic: Bee City USA - Decatur, GA.
A small green and white sign surrounded by leaves, stems, and a bit of snow.
Central Community College, NE habitat sign reading "Native Prairie Plants. Please do not spray or mow. This area has been planted with native wildflowers and grasses, providing diverse habitat for pollinators, birds and other wildlife." Credit: William Gordon.

Public Art

Some Bee Cities and Bee Campuses choose to blend art and conservation with beautiful sculptures, murals, and mosaics.

Four people stand above a glass mural reading Bee City USA Talent.
Image: Bee City USA - Talent, OR committee members and their beautiful glass mural. Credit: Molly Martin / Xerces Society.
Six hexagon-shaped mosaics on the ground around a hexagon-shaped planter with a tiny fence around it.
Six hexagon mosaics surrounding the World's Tiniest Park in Talent, OR. Credit: Bee City USA - Talent, OR.
A colorful mural of plants.
Mural in Chattahoochee Hills, GA. Credit: Chip Denton.
A cute mural of cartoonish bees with a rainbow and flowers.
Mural in Depot Town, in the City of Ypsilanti. Credit: Laura Rost / Xerces Society.
A colorful mural next to a garden.
Mural at Glades Garden. Credit: Bee Campus USA Berea College, KY.
A shiny mosaic column at sunset, with a yellow metal bee cutout in the foreground and a red brick building in the background.
An award-winning, recycled glass mosaic column by Carlos González García of NC Mosaics and a metal bee in Gastonia, NC. Credit: Juliann Lehman.

Where to get your own signs

  • Bee City USA and Bee Campus USA are given customized street sign and logo artwork upon certification. These files are available when logged in on your “Logos” tab.
  • We have two free options for English/Spanish, printable signs:
  1. “Low Mow Zone / Zona de Poca Poda“(this Spanish translation may be most widely understood)
  2. “Low Mow Zone / Zona de Cortar Menos” (this Spanish translation may be preferred for California)
Image of a green-blue sign reading "pollinator habitat in progress".

Image of four colorful yard signs

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