The University of Maine Cooperative Extension and data provided by a UMaine Ph.D. candidate were mentioned in The Franklin Journal article, “Maine pollinators need more flowers.” Maine is home to 278 native species of pollinators, the article states. By some estimates, up to 40 percent of invertebrates including pollinators are at risk, according to Eric read more Ph.D. candidate, UMaine Extension cited in Franklin Journal article on Maine pollinators