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About the campaign

A Billion Small Steps is a student-led movement from Metro Prep Academy focused on restoring pollinator habitats and empowering communities to act.

It is Metro Prep Impact's pollinator habitat movement where small actions, planting pollinator-friendly flowers, avoiding pesticides, and sharing and inviting others add up.

A Billion Small Steps turns concern into practical habitat action that anyone can start, anywhere.

Our story

A Billion Small Steps began as a student-led project at Metro Prep Academy to turn climate concern into direct, practical action.

We chose pollinators because they connect everything: food, wildflowers, biodiversity, and the health of local ecosystems. When pollinators decline, many plants struggle to reproduce, and the wildlife that depends on those plants can decline too.

We are building a movement that makes it easy for anyone to help, whether that means planting a single pot of native flowers on a balcony or organizing a school-wide habitat restoration. Each small step helps create a larger network of safe habitat for pollinators to feed, nest, and recover.

Our mission

To educate, inspire, and empower people to protect pollinators and rebuild native habitats through practical, community-driven action.

What we believe

Small actions add up

Small steps become powerful when people act together and keep showing up.

Native plants are the foundation

Native plants are the starting point for healthy ecosystems and thriving pollinators.

Students can lead now

Students can lead meaningful environmental change today, not someday.

Pollinator protection builds resilience

Protecting pollinators supports biodiversity, strengthens local food systems, and builds ecological resilience.

What we do

We focus on practical tools, community learning, and visible habitat action.

Bloom Kits

Region-specific native seed mixes and planting guidance that support pollinator education, awareness, and conservation.

Publish practical resources

Clear, science-based guides on pollinators, native plants, and region-based habitat building.

Explore resources

Student-led habitat projects

School and community restoration projects led by students and local partners.

See ways to act

Bloom Map and pledge

Participants can pin their patch, add a photo, and sign the pledge to build a visible habitat network.

Add your patch

Partnerships

We work with conservation organizations, community groups, and local growers to expand impact.

Partner with us

Note: Plant and pollinator recommendations vary by region and are provided as science-based starting points to help people take practical action where they live.

Leadership and advisors

Our team is led by Metro Prep Academy students with support from faculty advisors, local gardeners, and conservation educators. Together, we focus on research, outreach, and on-the-ground restoration.