How to Get the Pollinator Planting Cost Share Rebate

What you get

Anoka Conservation District reimburses homeowners up to $750 for native plant materials and essential project supplies for native pocket plantings, pollinator-friendly lawns, pollinator meadows, and beneficial flowering tree or shrub plantings. A 25% match is required (cash or in-kind labor valued at $25 per hour), and non-native materials or supplies are capped at 50% of the reimbursement. Funded through the BWSR Lawns to Legumes Pollinator Pathways program (Anoka Conservation District; last verified July 2026).

• Residential: Reimbursed up to $750 (25% match required)

Are you eligible?

• Be a Anoka Conservation District customer
• Property located in: Anoka County
• Anoka County, MN residential property
• 25% match required (cash or in-kind labor at $25/hour)
• Non-native materials/supplies capped at 50% of reimbursement

What applying usually looks like

A general guide. Always confirm the exact steps on the official program page, since each provider runs its process a little differently.

1. 1

   Apply and get written approval first

   Submit your application to Anoka Conservation District and wait for written approval before you remove any turf or start work. Starting early is the most common reason a rebate is denied.

2. 2

   Do the conversion

   Replace your lawn with the qualifying landscaping, following the eligibility requirements above.

3. 3

   Submit your claim

   After the work is done, submit your claim on the official program page. Confirm the exact forms, receipts, and any photos they require there, since those vary by program.