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Join Crescent Heights Community Garden and cath-earth-sis in the celebration of Pollinator Week! Wear your fave ‘bee friendly’ costumes to enjoy pollinator learning activities in the park!

This family friendly event is open to all, with a suggested donation of $5 to Bee City Canada, Tree Canada or a conservation group of your For more information, please choice. contact Catherine Dowdell at garden (at) crescentheightsyyc Meet outside the Crescent Heights Community Association Hall by the (dot) ca or catherine.dowdell Building Bee Houses Community Garden from 1pm to 3pm. 6/22/2019 1:00:00 PM 1101 2 St NW Calgary AB T2M 2V7 (at) gmail (dot) com

On June 19th, 2019, we plan to celebrate Pollinator Week by having a Pollinator Celebration at the University of Calgary community garden. The intention of this event is to educate attendees about the importance of pollinators and how to support and protect pollinators in our community. This event includes a campus BioBlitz, a bee box Registration Page: making workshop, and planting of native pollinator plants in the garden. https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/poll In addition, we will have experts provide information to attendees about inator-celebration-june-19th- bees and other pollinators through interactive displays following the 230pm-to-730pm-tickets- Pollinator Celebration above activities. 6/19/2019 2:30:00 PM Calgary AB T2N 4V5 60195492338

Meet the micro-farmers that make your food possible! Discover pollinators of all kinds, explore what we can do to support them, and https://www.facebook.com/eve Pollinator Party taste the fruits and vegetables made possible by these buggy buddies 6/19/2019 3:00:00 PM 1320 5 Ave NW Calgary AB T2N 0S2 nts/282919999018619/

Bees are one of the most effective pollinators on the planet and we rely on them for 1/3 of the food we eat. That’s why Fairmont Hotels & Resorts have more than 40 honeybee apiaries and wild bee hotels at properties around the world to help this important pollinator.

Help local native pollinators and Celebrate National Pollinator Week at two events, June 19th & 22nd. Join Root for Trees, and together, we hope to turn the naturalized area in front of the Terwillegar Recreation Centre into a haven for pollinating insects. Come plant some local wildflowers, play some bug trivia and learn more about the bugs and the wildlife that rely on native plants. We’ll also be giving away some For more information please wildflowers for you to plant in your own garden! Events run rain or shine see Events at Pollinator Planting from 10 - 2 pm. 6/22/2019 10:00:00 AM Unnamed Road Edmonton AB T6R 0R8 www.RootforTrees.ca

On June 15th in Edmonton AB Canada, The Edmonton Valley Zoo https://www.buildingourzoo.co Development Society's fundraiser : ZooFest will include a visit from a m/contact-vzds/ returning guest: Queen Leafcutter and the Crown Pupae: New Bee. This stilt walking character is designed and played by International https://edmontonstreetfest.com New Bee at ZooFest Street Performer's Mariann Rose Sinkovics. 6/15/2019 7:00:00 PM 113 Ave NW Edmonton AB T5M 0R4 /

Support the bees by booking the BEE SUSTAINABLE offer, or check https://www.fairmont.com/amer Fairmont Bee Sustainable out the Fairmont Bee Sustainable menu! 6/17/2019 12:00:00 PM 10065 100 St NW Edmonton AB T5J 0N6 icas/bee-sustainable/ Join Quail Forever biologist and Natural Resources Conservation Service staff as we tour the Baker Prairie Natural Area and discuss native pollinators, habitat, and landowner assistance available to those wanting to establish pollinator habitat on their property. We will meet for To register contact Jessica the field tour at 8:30am in the Harrison High School parking lot and end Cox at 870-741-8600 Ext. 110 the field tour at 9:30am. Presentations will be from 10am-12pm at the or by email at Pollinator Workshop Harrison Federal Building located at 402 N. Walnut Street. 6/20/2019 8:30:00 AM W Burls Way Harrison AR 72601 [email protected]

Come celebrate National Pollinator Week with us! This event is open to kids of all ages. We will be discussing native pollinators, habitat, and To register contact Jessica how you can help pollinators at home! We will have fun activities and Cox at 870-741-8600 Ext. 110 goodie bags for each child. The first 32 kids to register will also receive or by email at Kids Pollinator Extravaganza a free Butterfly Milkweed plant to take home!!! 6/19/2019 9:30:00 AM 221 W Stephenson Ave Harrison AR 72601 [email protected] Help celebrate the valuable ecosystem services provided by bees, birds, butterflies, bats, and beetles. Several groups will be set up to provide information about pollinators. There will be children's activities and free native seeds while supplies last. Pick up some great information about pollinators, native plants, natural resources, and learn about bees, bugs and butterflies and how to protect them and the environment. Ask our experts questions about these important pollinators and find out how you can help. Participating partners: Arkansas Forestry Commission Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission Central Beekeepers Supply Diamond Lakes - Arkansas Master Naturalists Event will be held on the Garland Co. Conservation District Arlington Lawn across from the Garland Co. Library Arlington Hotel and north of the Garvan Gardens Tufa Terrace Trail, bathhouses. Event will be held Bees Bugs & Butterflies Greater Hot Springs Beekeepers Association 6/20/2019 10:00:00 AM Central Ave Hot Springs AR 71901 from 10:00am - 2:00pm The US Forest Service is collaborating with the Hot Springs National Park to host a pollinator event on the Arlington Lawn next week:

The 2nd annual Bees, Bugs & Butterflies event will be held on Thursday, June 20th from 10am – 2pm at the Arlington lawn (the grassy area across from the Arlington hotel). Below is a list of the partners/participants

1. Arkansas Forestry Commission 2. Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission 3. Central Beekeepers Supply 4. Diamond Lakes - Arkansas Master Naturalists 5. Garland Co. Conservation District 6. Garvan Gardens 7. Greater Hot Springs Beekeepers Association 8. Lake Ouachita, Corps of Engineers Hot Springs National Hot Springs Bees, Bugs & Butterflies 9. National Park Service – Hot Springs National Park 6/20/2019 10:00:00 AM Park Township AR

Employees at Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation will bring pollinator-dependent dishes to share at a potluck and learn about the AECC Pollinator Potluck importance of pollinators. Bee/butterfly houses are to be raffled off 6/21/2019 11:30:00 PM 1 81st St Little Rock AR 72209

Join BILD, AIA, and ASLA for an evening mixer at Tohono Chul on 7366 N Paseo Del https://bildaz.org/2019/05/a-e-c- A/E/C Cross Pollinator Mixer Tuesday, June 18, 2019 from 5:pm to 8:pm. 6/18/2019 5:00:00 PM Norte Tucson AZ 85704 cross-pollinator-mixer/ This workshop empowers you to create an environment that fosters successful native bee populations in gardens, orchards, and natural spaces.

Learn about these vital pollinators by reviewing:

Basic information about native bees Desert bees contribution as pollinators To register for the event Key species and their life cycles through our website: Best plants for native bees. https://www.nativeseeds.org/pr oducts/pollinator-week-desert- Participants must pre-register online. Workshop will be at the Native native-bees- Pollinator Week: Desert Seeds/SEARCH Retail Store - 3061 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ workshop?variant=139806111 Native Bees Workshop 85719 6/19/2019 8:00:00 AM 3061 N Campbell Ave Tucson AZ 85719 82647

New FOG volunteer Jessie Collison will share her passion for pollinators while telling us about the differences between European Honey Bees and our native pollinating insects. We'll tour the 3Bs Area (Birds, Bees and Butterflies) and introduce our What's All The Buzz? new sightings box and brochures. Be the first to take one home! 6/22/2019 10:00:00 AM 4200 BC-97 Summerland BC V0H 1Z4

Support the bees by booking the BEE SUSTAINABLE offer, or check https://www.fairmont.com/amer Fairmont Bee Sustainable out the Fairmont Bee Sustainable menu! 6/17/2019 12:00:00 PM 900 Canada Pl Vancouver BC V6C 3L5 icas/bee-sustainable/ Visit our social media pages for event details https://www.facebook.com/pg/y Open garden event the public to view the garden, see our apiary and atestgarden/ learn about pollinators. Help us plant a pollinator boulevard garden https://www.instagram.com/yat Pollinator Week Saturday 22nd. 6/17/2019 10:00:00 AM 676-632 Yates St Victoria BC V8W escommunitygarden/

The Pollinator beds at the View Royal Community Garden will feature information on pollinators and plantings on stakes posted around the Parking is the first right coming View Royal Pollinator Garden beds. Thursday evening June 20 we will host a walk-around at 7:30 pm off the round-about of Info with the Pollinator bed steward. 6/20/2019 7:30:00 PM 60 Pheasant Ln Victoria BC V9B 5J7 Helmcken and Pheasant Lane.

Victoria City Hall Illumination City Hall will be lighting up in celebration of Pollinator Week! 6/17/2019 8:00:00 PM Victoria City Hall Victoria BC V8W 1P5

Support the bees by booking the BEE SUSTAINABLE offer, or check https://www.fairmont.com/amer Fairmont Bee Sustainable out the Fairmont Bee Sustainable menu! 6/17/2019 12:00:00 PM 4599 Chateau Blvd Whistler BC V8E 0Z5 icas/bee-sustainable/ Bees are one of the most effective pollinators on the planet and we rely on them for 1/3 of the food we eat. That’s why Fairmont Hotels & Resorts have more than 40 honeybee apiaries and wild bee hotels at properties around the world to help this important pollinator.

Jay Klopfenstein, Carlsbad Community Gardens Collaborative President, will display and share resources to help you identify and Carlsbad Cole Library - Grow select plants to attract pollinators to your home or school gardens. See Your Garden Series - Plant our Community Garden Website. 1250 Carlsbad Village for Pollinators Presentation http://www.carlsbadcommunitygardens.org 6/22/2019 10:00:00 AM Dr Carlsbad CA 92008 Visit stoneviewnaturecenter.org for an updated calendar of classes and activities!

Explore the garden with a Naturalist, followed by a nature craft or 3017, 5950 Stoneview Call 310 202 3002 for more Fun in the Garden activity - we'll be learning all about pollinators for Pollinator Week! 6/22/2019 10:00:00 AM Dr Culver City CA 90232 information

Join Angela Laws, Kitty Bolte, and Jessa Cruz of the Xerces Society for this field day on Monarch Conservation. Topics covered include For more info and to RSVP: monarch biology, plants monarchs need, monarch conservation https://xerces.org/wp- Monarch Conservation Field strategies and priorities, and more. content/uploads/2019/05/Mona Day This event is hosted at the Lockeford Plant Materials Center. 6/20/2019 9:30:00 AM 21001 Elliott Rd Lockeford CA 95237 rch_Field-Day_Final.pdf To celebrate, promote and encourage Pollination Gachina Landscape Gachina's Ladybug and Management will be releasing butterflies and ladybugs at our Gachina Butterfly Release Farm June 18th. 6/18/2019 10:00:00 AM 1130 O'Brien Dr Menlo Park CA 94025

Visit the Education Station at the Napa Farmers Market to hear a story about bees and practice counting bee visits. Learn about pollinators Bee Counting for Kids role in agriculture and take home bee-friendly plant seeds. 6/18/2019 10:30:00 AM Gasser Dr Napa CA 94559 City and community collaboration to share pollinator resources and Pollinator Awareness knowledge. 6/23/2019 10:00:00 AM Park Ln Petaluma CA 94954 Join UC Master Gardeners at the Sherwood Demonstration Garden. Our sixteen beautiful gardens display plants that grow in our county are open to the public Fridays and Saturdays. Master Gardener docents are on hand to answer your questions. Come see what plants pollinators like best! http://mgeldorado.ucanr.edu/Demonstration_Garden/

9am-noon, $2 parking - Sherwood Demonstration Garden, 6699 Campus Drive, Placerville Open Garden Day Sherwood http://mgeldorado.ucanr.edu/D Demonstration Garden Parking Fee: $2.00 (see kiosks in college parking lot) 6/21/2019 9:00:00 AM 6699 Campus Dr Placerville CA 95667 emonstration_Garden/ Join UC Master Gardeners at the Sherwood Demonstration Garden. Our sixteen beautiful gardens display plants that grow in our county are open to the public Fridays and Saturdays. Master Gardener docents are on hand to answer your questions. Come see what plants pollinators like best! http://mgeldorado.ucanr.edu/Demonstration_Garden/

We welcome you to join us for our Pollinator Week 2019 celebration at Amador Flower Farm! On Saturday and Sunday, June 22 - 23, we will have giveaways, a pollinator plant sale, and kids coloring contest. On Sunday only, from 9 am - 4 pm, Uncle Jer's Traveling Bee Show will join the celebration. Uncle Jer will have honey for sale and will wow you You can find more information with his bee demonstration. At 1 pm, he will give a class on backyard 22001 Shenandoah on our Facebook page: Pollinator Week beekeeping. Don't miss the fun! 6/23/2019 9:00:00 AM School Rd Plymouth CA 95669 Amador Flower Farm.

Twelve years ago the U.S. Senate’s unanimous approval and designation of a week in June as “National Pollinator Week” marked a necessary step toward addressing the urgent issue of declining pollinator populations. Pollinator Week has now National Pollinator Week is a time to celebrate pollinators and spread grown into an international the word about what you can do to protect them. celebration of the valuable ecosystem services provided The Pollinator Partnership is proud to announce that June 17-23, 2019 by bees, birds, butterflies, bats Pollinator Week 2019 has been designated National Pollinator Week. 6/17/2019 12:00:00 AM 423 Washington St San Francisco CA 94111 and beetles. Pollinator Week at 475 Sansome Lobby tabling by Pollinator Partnership for tenants of 475 Sansome 6/18/2019 11:30:00 AM 475 Sansome St San Francisco CA 94111

Support the bees by booking the BEE SUSTAINABLE offer, or check https://www.fairmont.com/amer Fairmont Bee Sustainable out the Fairmont Bee Sustainable menu! 6/17/2019 12:00:00 PM 950 Mason St San Francisco CA 94108 icas/bee-sustainable/ San Francisco City Hall 1 Dr Carlton B Goodlett Illumination San Francisco City Hall will be lit yellow and black for Pollinator Week! 6/18/2019 9:00:00 PM Pl San Francisco CA 94102

Pollinator Awareness Community gathering to share pollinator habitat information + 6/23/2019 10:00:00 AM Unnamed Road Seaside CA 93955 Bees are one of the most effective pollinators on the planet and we rely on them for 1/3 of the food we eat. That’s why Fairmont Hotels & Resorts have more than 40 honeybee apiaries and wild bee hotels at properties around the world to help this important pollinator.

Support the bees by booking the BEE SUSTAINABLE offer, or check Kunshan Shi, https://www.fairmont.com/amer Fairmont Bee Sustainable out the Fairmont Bee Sustainable menu! 6/17/2019 12:00:00 PM 3668 Ma'anshan W Rd Suzhou Shi China 215141 icas/bee-sustainable/ Happy hour and Q&A with mural artist Bobby Lopez at Urban Farmer Q&A with Mural Artist Steakhouse. 6/20/2019 5:00:00 PM 1659 Wazee St Denver CO 80202 Frozen Matter Ice Cream Happy hour at Urban Farmer Steakhouse and Frozen Matter ice cream Booth booth in the alley. 6/21/2019 4:00:00 PM 1659 Wazee St Denver CO 80202 • Happy hour and mural reveal • The Oxford Spa booth • Seeds Trust booth • Colorado State University Beekeeper’s Association booth Urban Farmer Steakhouse • People & Pollinators Network booth Mural Reveal • Bee-based dinner on Urban Farmer patio at 7pm 6/22/2019 2:00:00 PM 1659 Wazee St Denver CO 80202

This event is focused primarily on a specific order of pollinators: Lepidoptera, a.k.a. butterflies and moths. The time will be split into three different activities – an interactive “butterfly house” featuring local lepidopterans, an informational tour/lesson about native pollinator This event is limited to about gardening, and a guided butterfly & moth nature walk - each about 35- ten parties (1 party = an 40 minutes long. With 180,000 described species of the total 1.74 individual or a family group). If million described species on Earth, Lepidoptera, a single order, you’re interested, please email comprises nearly 10% of the planet’s entire known biodiversity! Due to [email protected]. their sheer variety and numbers, getting to know your local The first ten people to email Lepidoptera and Pollinator lepidopterans is a great way to engage with nature and monitor the get a spot. Children of all ages Gardening environment. 6/23/2019 11:00:00 AM 2214 Sunstone Dr Fort Collins CO 80525 are welcome!

Colombian Pollinator Three government authorities are organizing an event to present the Initiative Colombian Pollinator Initiative. Hotel Hilton Garden Bogota. 5/22/2019 2:00:00 PM Cl. 46 #14a-57 a 14a-1 Bogotá Colombia

The Sunflower Project of North Branford, CT is actually a new year- On the web: round project to promote a sustainable environment for our native http://destinationnorthbranford. pollinators. The project launched this year by providing free sunflower com/the-sunflower-project/ seed packets available to all town residents and businesses. Approximately 140,000 sunflower seeds have been distributed in the On Facebook: Destination past two months. More information about The Sunflower Project, driven North Branford: The Sunflower by the town's economic development commission and a growing group Project of volunteers, can be found at: http://destinationnorthbranford.com/the- sunflower-project/. We'll be using Pollinator Week to advocate our On Instagram: The Sunflower Project town's agricultural initiatives and planting of pollinator-friendly gardens 6/17/2019 7:00:00 AM North Branford CT 06471 NorthBranfordSunflowerProject

Defication of a new pollinator We have established a pollinator garden in one of our town parks. And garden are having a dedication ceremony during pollinator week 6/18/2019 1:30:00 PM 359-479 Crook Horn Rd Southbury CT 06488 FREE FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENT - OPEN TO ALL *

Our first Session explained how lawn and garden chemicals negatively affect the insects, birds and wildlife of Weston. In session 2, we will focus on how exposure to these chemicals is adversely affecting humans!

For this interactive workshop, we have assembled a panel of Is your backyard a renowned experts, guaranteed graveyard? Learn how to care for your yard without using toxic chemicals 4/5/2020 1:00:00 PM 106 Godfrey Rd W Weston CT 06883 to invoke a lively, informative, Free, educational webinar!

The birds and the bees need our help. Pollinators help to feed us and make our world more beautiful, but their habitats need protecting. Backyard gardeners to big companies alike know this and some are creating strategies to safeguard these precious creatures.

Join us for a webinar on how you can protect pollinating bees, wasps, bats, and birds on various scales. You'll hear strategies that are being implemented in small to large scale gardens. You'll be informed of best practices and inspired by the work that's being done.

Educational and free, this webinar is for anyone seeking to learn more about pollinating species and ways to keep them safe. Question and Register online at Webinar: Protecting answer encouraged! https://attendee.gotowebinar.c Pollinators: Creating Habitats om/register/310484311436801 Big and Small Panelists include: 6/18/2019 1:00:00 PM 1301-1399 US-1 Washington DC 20001 7165 To raise awareness of the importance of bees and other pollinators, and highlight solutions to the threats they face, join the the World Bee Day Twitter Chat!

Date: Monday, May 20 from 2 -3 PM EDT

Main hashtag: #BeeChat and #WorldBeeDay

Additional hashtag: #Savethebees

Host account: @FAONorthAmerica

Questions:

Why are bees and other pollinators key to the #FutureOfFood and Join the World Bee Day #globalgoals? Twitter #BeeChat What are the largest threats facing bees and other pollinators? 5/20/2019 2:00:00 PM 2121 K St NW Washington DC 20037 http://bit.ly/2W8Iyyg This American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Online Learning webinar offers attendees 1.0 professional development hour (PDH). Pollinators are an imperative part of biodiversity and also vital to our well-being by contributing to one-third of global food production. Their populations and habitats are sharply declining. This presentation explores how pollinators can be supported at multiple scales by the Webinar: Promoting collective effort between conservation ecologists and landscape Pollinators Through architects. Join us to learn about the importance of understanding your Landscape Architecture: ecoregion, ways to identify research opportunities, and how to develop Strategies to Improve Habitat a design strategy that includes foraging resources, safe locations, and Register online at Value & Landscape materials shelter/nesting sites (or host plants for butterflies and https://learn.asla.org/asla/onlin Performance moths—Lepidoptera). 6/18/2019 2:00:00 PM 636 I St NW Washington DC 20001 eevents DOEE Pollinator Protection Week Activities 1. Bee Talk 2. Pollinator Promotion Activities 3. Pesticide Safety Table

Where? Mount Pleasant Library

3160 16th St. NW Washington, DC 20010 202-671-3121

Monday, June 17, 2019 DC Pollinator Protector Session 4:30-7:30 pm 6/17/2019 4:30:00 PM 1301-1399 US-1 Washington DC 20001

Longworth House Office Building (Room 1300)

CP2C Co-Chairs - Rep. Jeff Denham and Rep. Alcee Hastings

“Monarchs and Voluntary Conservation”

Pollinated treats: • Burt’s Bees Lip Balm Congressional Pollinator • Häagen-Dazs ice cream coupons Register at Protection Caucus Hill • noosa yoghurt coupons 1 Independence Ave https://goo.gl/forms/ZyllYFiY59 Briefing • California Almonds 6/19/2019 2:00:00 PM SE Washington DC 20003 8NepVr2

The American Society of Landscape Architects RSVP at (Green Roof) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2 636 Eye Street NW 018-pollinator-week-reception- Pollinator Week Reception Washington, D.C. 20001-3736 6/20/2019 5:30:00 PM 636 I St NW Washington DC 20001 tickets-45821265639 USDA Farmers Market Pollinator Festival 12th St SW in Washington, DC 20250 6/21/2019 10:00:00 AM 12th St SW Washington DC

Support the bees by booking the BEE SUSTAINABLE offer, or check https://www.fairmont.com/amer Fairmont Bee Sustainable out the Fairmont Bee Sustainable menu! 6/17/2019 12:00:00 PM 2401 M St NW Washington DC 20037 icas/bee-sustainable/ The District Department of Energy and Environment will be hosting a lunch time event on Tuesday, June 18th from 12noon to 2pm. We will be highlighting our work to protect and promote pollinators in the natasha.garcia- Pollinator Week at DOEE District and offer tips on how you can help pollinators at your home 6/18/2019 12:00:00 PM 1200 First St NE Washington DC 20002 [email protected]

Join the DC Beekeepers Alliance and DOEE at the Mount Pleasant library to celebrate pollinator week by learning about our native and non native pollinators and seed bombs making for kids.

Seed Bombs and Honey The childrens program will start at 4:30pm Bees Adult program at 6:30pm 6/17/2019 4:30:00 PM 3160 16th St NW Washington DC 20010 [email protected] In praise of pollinators…

National Pollinator Week is 17-23 June 2019!

So many of the things that make our diet enjoyable come from the labors of pollinators!

We will show our appreciation of their efforts with a POTLUCK FOR POLLINATORS at Florida International University to RSVP or for more MMC campus information on Thursday 20 June 2019 please contact Suzanne at from 1 - 2:30 pm [email protected] in OE 169 https://faculty.fiu.edu/~kopturs/ Potluck for Pollinators A short presentation on National Pollinator Week will kick things off, 6/20/2019 1:00:00 PM SW 17th St Miami FL 33175 NatPollWkPotluck2019.pdf

The University of Central Florida’s Sustainability Initiatives department will be holding a pollinator photography contest from June 3rd to June Pollinator Photography 23rd. UCF students, faculty & staff, and alumni may submit their photo 4000 Central Florida Sustainable.ucf.edu Contest for a chance to win a pollinator themed gift basket! 6/3/2019 12:00:00 PM Blvd Orlando FL 32826 @sustainableucf Come join us at Tomoka State Park for a celebration of Pollinators from 10:00am-2:00pm! Exhibitors will have displays in our recreation hall climate-controlled facility that include: Halifax River Audubon, Ormond Beach Environmental Discovery Center (EDC), City of Ormond Beach Community Gardens, Florida Native Plant Society - Paw Paw Chapter and local bee keeper, Jack Dunlop. There will be exhibitors, displays, native plants will be for sale and more. At 11 a.m., see Paul Rebmann (a Florida Master Naturalist and photographer from Ormond-by-the-Sea) present "Wildflowers of Volusia County." Beekeeper, Jack Dunlop will be on hand with his beekeeping equipment and sharing knowledge of bees and their importance in our Go to overall environment. https://www.floridastateparks.o Federal Master Bird Bander, Meret Wilson will also be on hand for rg/parks-and-trails/tomoka- more birding information on migrations and her banding stations at the state-park to learn more about Annual All About Pollinators park. our beautiful park and all it has at Tomoka State Park Children of all ages will enjoy hands-on activities and free giveaways. 6/15/2019 10:00:00 AM 2099 N Beach St Ormond Beach FL 32174 to offer. Please join us for the first of a three part series discussing pollinators, the role they play in our gardens and food systems, and what we can all do to protect them. Most of us are aware of a current "pollinator crisis". In these talks we will discuss in more detail the real reasons for the global decline in pollinators and the actions we can take to ensure the future for pollinators. We will also discuss the fascinating natural history of bees, butterflies and flies to better understand their habitat requirements. Discussion led by Mimi Jenkins, PhD. For more info, visit our These talks will be held at the Sustainable Living Project, a non-profit facebook event page for urban farm and education center. We are located at 918 W Sligh Ave updates directly across from the Tampa Zoo at Lowry Park. https://www.facebook.com/eve nts/433361487455512/ This event is free and open to the public. Donations are appreciated Pollinator Discussion @ The but not necessary. Please park in the Salvation Army lot directly next to Contact person: Mimi Jenkins, Sustainable Living Project us. Please join us! 6/20/2019 6:30:00 PM 918 W Sligh Ave Tampa FL 33604 email: [email protected]

Join Xerces staff and partners for this workshop that will open a window into the fascinating world of North America’s native bees and butterflies, introduce you to what they need, and examine the threats that make the future daunting for them. You will learn about native bee To register and learn more: and other insect natural history, their importance to our environment http://events.r20.constantconta and food supply, and most importantly, the straightforward steps you ct.com/register/event?llr=tnjeb Planting for Pollinators: can take to create lasting change in our urban landscapes to better hdab&oeidk=a07eg8ycrc6e0fff Conserving Native Pollinators support bees and other wildlife in your community. This event will be c14&condition=SO_OVERRID in Towns and Cities held at The State Botanical Garden of Georgia in Athens, GA. 6/21/2019 9:00:00 AM 2450 S Milledge Ave Athens GA 30605 E More info: http://events.r20.constantconta ct.com/register/event?llr=tnjeb Planting for Pollinators: hdab&oeidk=a07eg88pcf1defc Conserving Native Pollinators This event will be located at Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and 441 John Lewis 5ed9&condition=SO_OVERRI in Towns and Cities Museum in Atlanta, GA 6/22/2019 9:30:00 AM Freedom Pkwy NE Atlanta GA 30307 DE

Join the Piedmont Park Conservancy for our first Naturalist booth of the Naturalist Booth on year! Our free, interactive booth will teach children about the wonders Pollinators of pollinators and how they are vital to the environment. 6/17/2019 10:00:00 AM 1071 Piedmont Ave NE Atlanta GA 30309

Join the Piedmont Park Conservancy for our first Naturalist booth of the Naturalist Booth on year! Our free, interactive booth will teach children about the wonders Pollinators of pollinators and how they are vital to the environment. 6/21/2019 2:00:00 PM Unnamed Road Atlanta GA 30309 www.piedmontpark.org

Pollinators need your help! Anyone can promote pollinator health and you don't need a lot of space – even a few containers of flowers can attract hungry bees and butterflies. Join us to learn about Georgia’s pollinators and build your own pollinator nesting box to help native bees Contact the UGA Extension in your backyard. New gardens will be awarded a special Pollinator Office in Liberty County to Build a Pollinator Space! Spaces Certificate by UGA Extension. 6/22/2019 10:30:00 AM Hinesville GA register and learn more! Get in touch with us at Clearion will host an in-office tasting of local honey to celebrate www.clearion.com with any Clearion Honey Tasting Pollinator Week! 6/19/2019 11:30:00 AM W Park Square Marietta GA 30060 questions. Bees are one of the most effective pollinators on the planet and we rely on them for 1/3 of the food we eat. That’s why Fairmont Hotels & Resorts have more than 40 honeybee apiaries and wild bee hotels at properties around the world to help this important pollinator. Fairmont Hotel Vier Support the bees by booking the BEE SUSTAINABLE offer, or check Jahreszeiten, Neuer https://www.fairmont.com/amer Fairmont Bee Sustainable out the Fairmont Bee Sustainable menu! 6/17/2019 12:00:00 PM Jungfernstieg 9 14 Hamburg Germany 20354 icas/bee-sustainable/

Support the bees by booking the BEE SUSTAINABLE offer, or check 1 North Kaniku Drive https://www.fairmont.com/amer Fairmont Bee Sustainable out the Fairmont Bee Sustainable menu! 6/17/2019 12:00:00 PM Kohala Coast Waimea HI 96743 icas/bee-sustainable/

Reiman Gardens Join us as we celebrate National Pollinator Week. Visit a variety of fun 1407 University Blvd. - Ames and educational displays, including live pollinators and plants, and IA 50011 interactive pollinator-themed activities. This event will happen rain or 515-294-2710 shine. [email protected] https://www.reimangardens.co Pollinator Fest ADMISSION IS FREE ALL DAY! 6/22/2019 10:00:00 AM 1407 S University Blvd Ames IA 50011 m/event/pollinator-fest-5/

Join Sarah Nizzi, Farm Bill Pollinator Conservation Planner and NRCS more info: Partner Biologist with the Xerces Society, for Pollinator Fest at Reiman https://www.reimangardens.co Pollinator Fest Gardens as part of Pollinator Week. Admission to this event is free. 6/22/2019 10:00:00 AM 1407 S University Blvd Ames IA 50011 m/events/ Celebrate National Pollinator Week by constructing your very own bee hotel! Solitary bees are excellent pollinators, and bee hotels are a way to raise awareness and provide habitat for our local bee population.

This will be a guided workshop with materials provided. Participants will have free reign on their designs, with guidance provided on how to design and construct an effective house.

Limit of 12 participants. $15 materials fee; registrations are due 6-13.

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Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/build-your-own-bee-hotel-tickets- Build your own Bee Hotel 62018844032?fbclid=IwAR3jupvM5tjjXX- 6/18/2019 5:00:00 PM 201 3rd Ave SW Cedar Rapids IA 52404

I’ve partnered with Pollinator partnership to help raise donations for pollinators. During Pollinator week I will donate 30% of all sales from my bee themed art to help bees with Pollinator partnership. Donations will be taken from As you can probably tell, I’m very excited about for Pollinator week. For my bee themed art. Art me, part of being an artist, is using my work to make connections, and available here hopefully help with positive change. Through my paintings I hope that I https://www.etsy.com/shop/Aut Bee Art Fundraiser can help share the enchantment and wonder I find in nature 6/17/2019 1:00:00 AM E University Ave Des Moines IA 50316 umnRozarioArt Walking tours of the pollinator habitat around our vineyards with Dr. Ron Bitner, Bee Biologist

16645 Plum Road Bitner Vineyards and Bees Caldwell, ID 83607 6/21/2019 2:30:00 PM 16645 Plum Road Caldwell ID 83607 www.bitnervineyards.com Walking tours of Bee Friendly Gardens with Dr. Ron Bitner and P2 President and CEO Laurie Adams 1-4 pm Walking Tours of Bee Friendly Gardens https://vineandbranchranch.com/ 6/22/2019 1:00:00 PM 20023 Hoskins Rd Caldwell ID 83607

The PASS-Pinehurst Afterschool Solution program will be learning about pollinators. We will have a bee craft, pollinator picnic, Wild Kratts film about Flight of the pollinator, and make seedles with native Pollinator Awareness Day pollinator species to distribute at our area's farmers market 6/19/2019 8:00:00 AM 201 S 3rd St Pinehurst ID 83850

This east side walking tour will begin at the Midewin Welcome Center. Participants will follow tour guides to the Iron Bridge Trailhead to start the hike. You might see blue grosbeaks, loggerhead shrikes, bobolinks, grasshopper sparrows, black- billed cuckoos, mockingbirds, and brown thrashers. A two-hour walk on hiking trails with stops to look Birds of Midewin Tour at birds. Binoculars are encouraged. RSVP: (815) 423-6370. 6/22/2019 8:30:00 AM 1076 W Bluff Rd Channahon IL 60410 RSVP: 815-423-6370

Volunteers will provide a guided hike to look for pollinators and all aspects of life here on the prairie. Meet at the Ranger Trailer at the Iron Bridge Trailhead. Volunteers will provide information to the public – with focus on pollinators and more – at the Ranger Trailer from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The award-winning Midewin Volunteer program is managed Nature Hike - Looking for by The Nature Conservancy through a partnership agreement with the pollinators, bison & more! USDA Forest Service. 6/23/2019 11:00:00 AM 1076 W Bluff Rd Channahon IL 60410 RSVP: 815-423-6370

Explore Midewin by car caravan to view restored wetlands and prairie and observe wildlife. Find out why ecological restoration is so important and experience some of Midewin’s best examples of restored prairie. Learn how Midewin will change and what that will mean for wildlife and recreation. Visit one of the remaining ammunition bunkers for a Midewin by Auto Tour - glimpse into the past. A few stops at points of interest are made; you Pollinators & more! can stay in your vehicle if you choose to 6/22/2019 10:00:00 AM 1076 W Bluff Rd Channahon IL 60410 RSVP: 815-423-6370 Opening Art Reception Keeping the Bees: The Importance of Pollinators

Did you know that over 75% of the flowering plants on earth rely on animals and insects for pollination, including nearly 75% of our food crops? Without these creatures such as hummingbirds, bats, bees, beetles, butterflies, and flies, these plants would not be able to produce fruits and seeds, which would be devastating to people and the planet. Join Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods in bringing attention to the importance and plight of the pollinator in this group art exhibition. Exhibition runs through August Participating Artists: 25. Join us for a talk with Stephanie Bird ꞏ Jessica Brackett ꞏ Ben Calvert ꞏ Carrie Carlson ꞏ pollinator experts on June 28. Christine Cheney Anna Chicoine ꞏ Lan Dang ꞏ Joan Game ꞏ Evelyn Gardiner ꞏ Autumn https://brushwoodcenter.org/Ar Keeping the Bees: The Rosario Hall Brushwood Center at tExhibitions/KeepingtheBees.ht Importance of Pollinators Nancy Halliday ꞏ Tammy Haman ꞏ Karen A. Johnson ꞏ Rebecca 6/16/2019 1:00:00 PM Ryerson Woods Deerfield IL 60015 ml

Celebrating National Pollinator Week and Native Perennials. Speaker Natives for the Home on Natives for the Home Landscape. Raffle benefiting Openlands. Landscape Perennial Sales & Specials, Native Plug Sale and Seed Giveaway. 6/22/2019 11:00:00 AM 2550 E Dempster St Des Plaines IL 60016 www.lurveys.com/events Celebrating National Pollinator Week and Native Perennials. Speaker on the Project Budburst Citizen Scientist Program at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Raffle and Garden Yoga (at 8:30am) benefiting Project Budburst Citizen Openlands. Perennial Sales & Specials, Native Plug Sale and Seed Scientist Program Giveaway. 6/23/2019 11:00:00 AM US-14 Des Plaines IL 60016 www.lurveys.com/events

Celebrating National Pollinator Week and Native Perennials. Pollinator- friendly Conatiner Workshop $54.99-$59.99 (Includes all Materials)! Pollinator-friendly Container Raffle benefiting Openlands. Perennial Sales & Specials, Native Plug Workshop Sale and Seed Giveaway. 6/19/2019 5:00:00 PM US-14 Des Plaines IL 60016 www.lurveys.com/events

For more information or to register for the event, please BeeBlitz with The Honeybee Join us to find and document the many species of native bees in your visit Conservancy, Honey and the neighborhood! Armed with curiosity, your phone and the iNaturalist https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gl Bee and Glen Ellyn Park app, you'll search for bees and capture photos of some of the bee en-ellyn-garden-tour-tickets- District species in your area. 6/22/2019 9:00:00 AM 271 St Charles Rd Glen Ellyn IL 60137 56843488404

Horses & Pollinators! Will County Trail Riders – Thursday, June 20, 7 p.m. – Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie staff will provide an overview of Midewin, focusing on pollinators and the benefits of horseback riding Horses & Pollinators at on the 30 miles of trails at Midewin. Beggar’s Pizza, 650 West Maple Midewin Street, New Lenox, IL 60451 6/20/2019 7:00:00 PM 650 W Maple St New Lenox IL 60451

Website: Let’s take a short hike at the Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center to http://fpdcc.com/nature- find pollinators as we celebrate National Pollinator Week. Afterwards centers/little-red-schoolhouse- plant your own pollinator friendly flower to take home! All ages. Please nature-center/ call the nature center at (708)839-6897 to register. Space is limited. Pollinator Party Registration closes at 5:00pm on June 21st. 6/23/2019 1:30:00 PM 9800 Willow Springs Rd Willow Springs IL 60480 Phone: (708)839-6897 Join Carmel Clay Parks & Rec. and parks throughout the country in a fun challenge to see how many pollinator species can be documented during Pollinator Month in June. It is easy to participate by joining an event or making observations on your own using the iNaturalist app. With the iNaturalist app, you just take a picture of a pollinator (bee, butterfly, bat, etc.) or pollinator-friendly plant and the community will help identify which species it is. You can participate by exploring the nature and wildlife in Central Park West. Any observation you make will count during our event. Park and recreation agencies from across the country will be hosting Parks for Pollinator BioBlitzes throughout the week. You can learn more about the Parks for Pollinators initiatives and which agencies are participating by visiting www.nrpa.org/parks4pollinators-bioblitz Interested? Register as a volunteer at Any interested participants should register as a volunteer at www.carmelclayparks.com/vol www.carmelclayparks.com/volunteer in order to register for the event. unteer in order to sign up for Pollinator BioBlitz We will be meeting at the Westermeier Commons Picnic Shelter in 6/19/2019 4:00:00 PM 920 Central Park Dr W Carmel IN 46032 the event! Facebook page: 3rd Annual Pollinator Plant Sale- held by Little Turtle Chapter of https://www.facebook.com/LTA American Association of Zookeepers, Native plants provided by AZK/ Riverview Nursery, all proceeds donated to NE Indiana Native Plant email: Blooms for Bees Society to support pollinator habitat 6/16/2019 10:00:00 AM 5051-4101 Hoevel Rd Fort Wayne IN 46806 [email protected] In honor of National Pollinator Week, spend your evening with friends at ‘Bees & Brew’ which features a choice of honey wine or local honey beer and a sampling of local honey based hors d’oeuvres with an entertaining presentation about honey bees, how they help us and how we can help them. Take a personalized tour of the Botanical Conservatory’s gardens, sample raw honey, make DIY beeswax candles, Q&A with beekeepers; and for the adventurous, suit up for a beekeeping experience with live beehives. Also, meet and greet with 4 Tickets & More Info: local artists and view their creatively painted hives in support of the https://southwesthoney.com/pr Bees & Brew At The cause. The public also has the opportunity to bid to ‘adopt’ the painted oduct/fri-june-21-bees-brew- Botanical hives online at southwesthoney.com 6/21/2019 6:30:00 PM 1100 S Calhoun St Fort Wayne IN 46802 21/

Come celebrate the diversity and wonder of pollinators at the Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education at the Indiana Dunes Pollinators at the National National Park. Learn about our native bees and other pollinators and https://www.nps.gov/indu/plany Park participate in family fun activities from 9:00 am - 3 pm, June 17-22. 6/17/2019 9:00:00 AM 100 N Lake St Gary IN 46403 ourvisit/deec.htm

Join in a hike to spot butterflies and the plants that support their lifecycle within the Seidner Dune and Swale complex - a globally rare ecosystem that has been preserved in a highly industrialized Seidner Dune & Swale, landscape. Rare habitats provide rare opportunities to celebrate the 5501-5599 Kennedy Butterfly Hike biodiversity that remains intact at this State Dedicated Nature Preserve. 6/21/2019 10:30:00 AM Ave Hammond IN 46323 [email protected]

Pollinators are all the 'buzz' in the animal world, but why? Come to For more information or to What's the Buzz about Gibson Woods during National Pollinators Week to learn about the register, please call 219-844- Pollinators Walk importance of these natural wonders and hopefully see some in action 6/20/2019 9:30:00 AM 6201 Parrish Avenue Hammond IN 46323 3188.

Join the LaPorte County Soil and Water Conservation District for a Pollinator Tea Party in the Community Conservation Walk! Learn about our native pollinators, participate in activities and crafts. Contact Nicole Messacar, Bring your American Girl or other doll or teddy bear and they can Education Coordinator at participate too! [email protected] Pollinator Garden Tea Party All girls and dolls will have a goody bag to take home with them. 6/17/2019 10:00:00 AM 2801-2851 Lincoln Hwy La Porte IN 46350 or 219-326-6808, ext. 2115 The experts from Gibson Woods Nature Preserve are happy to provide Nature Ninjas:The Buzz on interactive nature-based play that's totally kickin'! The theme for this Pollinators Nature Ninja is The Buzz on Pollinators. 6/21/2019 1:30:00 PM 2800 Colorado St Lake Station IN 46405 Free with Bellaboo's admission

Join us to celebrate National Pollinator Week at Minnetrista. Each day a new activity will be available to teach kids about the exciting world of pollination and the ways it effects our natural environment. Children will have the opportunity to build bug hotels and seed bombs, to search for See calendar for full details. a butterfly’s favorite flowers and craft a jar of special bee slime. With https://minnetrista.net/home/thi the assistance of our trained guides and gardeners, visitors can help ngs-to-do/events- plant flowers and taste honey. Don’t miss any of these exciting learning 1200 N Minnetrista calendar/national-pollinator- National Pollinator Week opportunities and be sure to also visit our exhibit, Amazing Pollinators! 6/17/2019 9:00:00 AM Pkwy Muncie IN 47303 week/

Contact: [email protected] or Daily programs for families, 1 - 3 pm, June 17 - 23. Dr. Joe and Alice (765) 285-8839 All Abuzz about Pollinators Rinard Orchid Greenhouse, Ball State University (765) 285-8839 6/17/2019 2:00:00 PM 2500 W University Ave Muncie IN 47303 http://bsu.edu/orchids Join volunteer Aimee Graves for our monthly casual hike – a time to enjoy and explore an Oak Heritage nature preserve.

In June, we’ll visit Hilltop Farm Nature Preserve, near West Harrison, Indiana.

This month’s hike is part of Pollinator Week. Folks all around the country will be celebrating and learning about pollinators. We hope you can join us!

Meet at 6pm, at the preserve.

There is a parking area at Hilltop Farm Nature Preserve – – but we’ll Like us on Facebook or follow actually meet on the other side of the preserve for this walk. Please us on Instagram to hear about park along the side of Dunevant Drive, near 28510 Dunevant Dr., West all of our events. Learn more at Pollinator Walk at Hilltop Harrison, IN 47060. You will see a gravel lane to the East. Follow that www.oakheritageconservancy. Farm Nature Preserve lane for about 200 feet and you will be on the preserve. We’ll see you 6/23/2019 6:00:00 PM 750 Hilltop Farm Ln West Harrison IN 47060 org

Drop-In, Come-And-Go, Pollinator STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) activities for families.

June 17 12-5pm at the Kansas Wetlands Education Center, northeast of Great Bend, KS on Hwy 156. Call 1-877-243-9268, Email [email protected], or visit Several stations designed to learn about pollinators and native plants. wetlandscenter.fhsu.edu for Pollinator Drop-In STEM Special help from the Barton County Conservation District. 6/17/2019 12:00:00 PM 791 KS-156 Claflin KS 67525 more information Website: MonarchWatch.org Phone: 785-864-4850 Email: [email protected]