POLLINATOR WEEK EVENTS 2019 Event Name Description Date Time Address City State Zip More Info
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 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 PM Calgary AB T2N 4V5 60195492338
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 PM 1 81st St Little Rock AR 72209 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 AM 676-632 Yates St Victoria BC V8W escommunitygarden/
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 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 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 AM 475 Sansome St San Francisco CA 94111
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 PM Cl. 46 #14a-57 a 14a-1 Bogotá Colombia 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 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 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 PM 2121 K St NW Washington DC 20037 http://bit.ly/2W8Iyyg 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 AM W Park Square Marietta GA 30060 questions. 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.
Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/644975705925150/
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 PM 201 3rd Ave SW Cedar Rapids IA 52404 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 PM 16645 Plum Road Caldwell ID 83607 www.bitnervineyards.com
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 AM 201 S 3rd St Pinehurst ID 83850
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 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 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 PM US-14 Des Plaines IL 60016 www.lurveys.com/events
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 PM 9800 Willow Springs Rd Willow Springs IL 60480 Phone: (708)839-6897 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 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 PM 1100 S Calhoun St Fort Wayne IN 46802 21/
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 AM Ave Hammond IN 46323 [email protected]
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 AM 2801-2851 Lincoln Hwy La Porte IN 46350 or 219-326-6808, ext. 2115 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 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 PM 791 KS-156 Claflin KS 67525 more information National Pollinator Week is an international celebration of the valuable ecological roles played by bees, birds, butterflies, bats, beetles, and other pollinators. Pollination Celebration on Saturday, June 22, offers guests the opportunity to learn about the crucial relationship between animal, plant, and human life while enjoying educational chats and interactive activities with Audubon entomology staff, educators, and Party for the Planet conservation partners. Guests are encouraged to come dressed as presented by Entergy: their favorite pollinator and visit the Entergy table to learn how to earn a https://www.tucsonaz.gov/wate Pollination Celebration Pollination Celebration butterfly badge! 6/22/2019 11:00 AM Aquarium Dr New Orleans LA 70118 r/sweetwater-wetlands We're planting a pollinator garden at the Oyster Recovery Partnership. Come help us put in our garden or help make oyster stepping stones for our garden.
Plant a pollinator garden Rain date 6/22 9 am to noon. 6/20/2019 4:00 PM 1805A Virginia St Annapolis MD 21401
The Mission of Chesapeake Natives, Inc. is to promote, protect, and propagate plants native to the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.
Come out and see us at the Mt. Airy mansion greenhouse and leave with the best quality native plants in Maryland. Locally gathered native seed and grown right on site at Mt. Airy, let us help you find the right native plant for the right place. www.chesapeakenatives.org [email protected] Please note, the entrance to the nursery is at 9640 Rosaryville Road. Facebook: Chesapeake Natives Inc. You can not reach the nursery through the Rosaryville State Park https://www.facebook.com/Che Native Plant Sale entrance on 301. 6/30/2019 10:00 AM 9640 Rosaryville Rd Upper Marlboro MD 20772 sapeakeNatives/ Along with the celebration of the national day of the botanical gardens, there will be talks with experts about native bees, meliponiculture, Celebrando a nuestros hummingbirds, butterflies, bats; bats; workshops for children, play, polinizadores-3 estados por photographic exhibition, guided visits to the botanical garden and El Haya, Xalapa- la polinización y Día nacional exhibition of a collection of local bees, sale of native plants for Calle Lázaro Cárdenas Enríquez, https://www.facebook.com/jardi de los Jardines Botánicos pollinators. 6/22/2019 10:00 AM 351 Veracruz Mexico nbotanico.clavijero/ https://www.facebook.com/426 803844124545/photos/pb.4268 Talks with experts about native bees, meliponiculture, hummingbirds, Address: Avenida 03844124545.- Celebrando a nuestros butterflies, bats; workshops for children, play, photographic exhibition, Lázaro Cárdenas 253, 2207520000.1558388524./133 polinizadores-3 estados por guided visits to the botanical garden and exhibition of a collection of Revolución, 61609 9138899557697/?type=3&thea la polinización local bees, sale of native plants for pollinators. 6/18/2019 9:00 AM Pátzcuaro Michoacán Mexico ter
Talks with experts about native bees, meliponiculture, hummingbirds, Noche Buena, Celebrando a nuestros butterflies, bats; workshops for children, play, photographic exhibition, Santa Cruz polinizadores-3 estados por guided visits to the botanical garden and exhibition of a collection of Xoxocotlán, la polinización local bees, sale of native plants for pollinators. 6/18/2019 10:00 AM Camino a La Zanjita Oaxaca Mexico Saturday, June 22 Kuebler Langford Nature Area 9 a.m. to noon
Under NAP’s care a prairie has been restored to this once-disturbed site. Butterflies, bees, and other pollinators live in this habitat. Celebrate National Pollinator week by improving their home. Team up with us to remove invasive species such as sweet clover to keep the native prairie plants thriving. Meet at the park entrance on Beechwood Drive, north of Sunset Road. Please wear long pants and closed-toe Stewardship Workday at shoes. All participants must complete a release form, and all minors contact NAP at 734-794-6627, Kuebler Langford Nature should be accompanied by a guardian. Tools, snacks, and know-how [email protected], or Area provided. 6/22/2019 9:00 AM 640 Beechwood Dr Ann Arbor MI 48103 www.a2gov.org/NAP.
Sunday, June 23 Olson Park 1 to 4 p.m. Pollinator Week is an international celebration of the services provided by bees, birds, butterflies, bats, and beetles. Olson Park is home to a variety of pollinators, including the uncommon wild indigo duskywing butterfly. Help provide quality habitat for pollinators by removing non- native plants. Meet at the park entrance on Dhu Varren Road, just east of Pontiac Trail. Please wear long pants and closed-toe shoes. All Contact NAP at 734-794-6627, Stewardship Workday at participants must complete a release form, and all minors should be [email protected], or Olson Park accompanied by a guardian. Tools, snacks, and know-how provided. 6/23/2019 1:00 PM 1505 Dhu Varren Rd Ann Arbor MI 48103 www.a2gov.org/NAP. Please join us this Pollinator Week! We have prizes, giveaways and fun things planned for each day, including 10% of all sales donated to Pollinator Partnership! The grand finally celebrates Summer Solstice Pollinator Week at June & with a workshop. Tickets for the workshop are available on 2600-2646 Coolidge December junedecember.com 6/17/2019 9:30 AM Hwy Berkley MI 48072 https://junedecember.com A special traveling exhibit! THE SECRETS OF BEES June 1 - September 30, 2019
The Secrets of Bees is an informative and interactive exhibit that allows families to learn about the bee population at a time when bees are under serious threat. Through educational videos and hands-on activities, children and adults will discover the many different species of bees and how we can help them continue to coexist in our world.
In the exhibit, visitors can study a plexiglass-covered "observation hive" with a video of bees in action and learn about the production of honey by working in a giant bee hive. Children can dress up as actual honeybees and gather pollen, pack pollen into honey comb, clean the hive, and help care for the Queen bee! They can also wear real beekeeper protective gear and work real wooden hives. Beekeepers The Secrets of Bees can then extract the "honey" and "sell" it at a roadside stand. 6/22/2019 1:00 PM 230 N Rose St Kalamazoo MI 49007 www.kalamazoomuseum.org
Pollinator Party is a way to give Bees, Butterflies & Birds a little recognition! Free admission. Go in the tent stocked with a variety of Watch Wedels.com for more butterflies that you can feed. Kids can go on a scavenger hunt and info. Wedel's Nursery, Florist & plant a pollinator-friendly plant to take home. Watch Wedels.com for Garden Center 5020 Texas Pollinator Party & Butterfly more info. Wedel's Nursery, Florist & Garden Center 5020 Texas Dr., Dr., Kalamazoo, MI 269-345- Tent Kalamazoo, MI 269-345-1195 6/22/2019 10:00 AM 5020 Texas Dr Kalamazoo MI 49009 1195 Burgess-Shadbush Nature In honor of Pollinator Week, the Burgess-Shadbush Nature Center is Center throwing our pollinators a party and you are invited! Come stroll 4101 River Bends Dr. through our beautiful gardens and learn about all the great things our Shelby Township, MI 48317 pollinators do for us. We will be doing educational talks, walks, projects, and maybe even learn some new dance moves from our (586) 323-2478 buzzy friends while you’re here! [email protected] Don’t miss out and don’t forget to pre-register to ensure we have enough supplies for everyone! Contact us at the Burgess-Shadbush Shelby Charter https://www.facebook.com/Bur Pollinator Party Nature Center at (586)323-2478 or [email protected] 6/22/2019 12:00:00 PM 4101 River Bends Dr Township MI 48317 gessShadbushNatureCenter/
Join us for a celebration of pollinators during our weekly FINNEGANS Market, for our 2nd annual Pollinator Market! 3-7pm Wednesday June Find out more at 19th. There will be a variety of bee experts, activities and more, in http://finnegans.org/market Pollinator Market at FINNEGANS Taproom courtyard. FINNEGANS Brewery will also be or email FINNEGANS Market featuring three beers made with local honey on tap. 6/19/2019 3:00 PM 817 S 5th Ave Minneapolis MN 55404 [email protected]
Join us for our annual Longspur Prairie Fund Bee Hunt on Ulen Prairie during National Pollinator Week. This is fun for the entire family as you hunt for bees and other pollinators with your camera while enjoying the outdoors. With only about 1% of prairie remaining in Minnesota, the LPF Ulen Prairie is a restored prairie providing critical habitat for animals that depend on these mixed grass and forb ecosystems. A bee hunt is a great way to get outside and learn about pollinator ecology and other aspects of the Red River Valley's natural history. During the The Longspur Prairie Fund LPF Bee Hunt you will be shown how to collect and contribute data on https://www.longspurprairie.org Fifth Annual Bee Hunt! bees and other pollinators as citizen scientists. 6/22/2019 10:00 AM 22868 160th Ave N Ulen MN 56585 /bee-hunt Celebrate Pollinator Week at Colonial Gardens. All week long we're promoting our pollinator friends with community programming, live Pollinator Week at Colonial music and more! Plus - all native plants (perennials and woodies) are Visit our website for more Gardens 25% Off from June 17 - 30! 6/17/2019 12:00 PM SE 6th St Blue Springs MO 64014 details: colonialgardenskc.com
Rain date for event will be Come visit the beautiful St Paul Community Garden to celebrate our 6/23/19. Visit the St Paul pollinators! Learn about the essential services pollinators provide Community Garden - people and what you can do to protect and aid them. Event will include Independence page on crafts, activities, food, door prizes, demonstrations, a tour of the garden Facebook for more information Pollinator Festival and more! Family friendly event. We hope to see you there! 6/22/2019 10:00 AM 3601 S Sterling Ave Independence MO 64052 and event updates
Pollinator Perennial Garden Make-N-Take - Create a pretty container garden for your deck or patio that pollinators will find irresistible! Bring nature closer to home and help the birds, bees and butterflies. Event at Hillermann Nursery & Celebrate Pollinator Week June 17-23 with your new pollinator garden! Florist, 2601 E. 5th Street, Visit www.pollinator.org to learn more about Pollinator Week. $40.00 Washington, MO 63090. Call Pollinator Perennial Garden supply fee. At Hillermann Nursery & Florist in Washington, Missouri, 636-239-6729. Website: Make-N-Take www.hillermann.com. Please call 636-239-6729 to sign up. 6/15/2019 10:00 AM MO-100 Washington MO 63090 www.hillermann.com Visit our interactive beekeeping station and learn what it takes to keep bees. Find out more about building hives and try on a beekeeper suit. ImagineIF Libraries Is beekeeping in your future? encourages exploration, fresh ideas and self-discovery. ImagineIF offers activities and ImagineIF Bigfork June 4-8 services for all ages. For more ImagineIF Kalispell June 14-21 information, visit Beekeeping Basics ImagineIF Columbia Falls June 25-29 6/4/2019 11:00 AM 399-301 S Main St Kalispell MT 59901 www.imagineiflibraries.org. We'll be opening our doors to everyone interested in learning more about how they can help diversify their landscapes to promote www.centerfornativeplants.com National Pollinator Week pollinator conservation! 6/17/2019 10:00 AM 280 Emerald Dr Whitefish MT 59937 (406) 862-4226 Bears Bees + Brews and UpCountry Brewing are celebrating National Black Bear Day, Saturday, June 1st. Join us for a fun and educational evening with two live interactive brewery talks, trivia, and much more: > NC Wildlife Resources Commission biologist Ashley Hobbs: Coexisting with Black Bears > Wildands Network scientist Liz Hillard: The Importance of Habitat Connectivity for Wildlife > Frugal Backpacker: Leave No Trace workshop > Center for Honeybee Research shares world honey for you tasting pleasure. > Grift Town Goods live printing Bears Bees + Brews t-shirts to raise funds for our continued wildlife conservation efforts. > UpCountry brews will be flowing all night long!
Brewery Bear Talks start at 6pm and live music at 8pm. Bears Banter + Brews Come one, come all! Let's party... FOR BEARS! 6/1/2019 5:30 PM 1042 Haywood Rd Asheville NC 28806 We're celebrating and learning about human-wildlife coexistence and conservation from trusted organizations, while enjoying lively, family- friendly entertainment, sweet+savory bites, and tasty brews, all in one place.
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Bears Bees + Brews We'll see you there! ?»??º 10/19/2019 12:00 PM 21 Craven St Asheville NC 28806 The Park’s naturalist will give a tour of the pollinator garden and as well as the new, still developing wildflower meadow. The Park’s beekeeper will demonstrate beekeeping tools and methods and discuss how Pollinator Garden Tour & everyone can support honey bees and other pollinators through their Location: The Park at Flat Beekeeper Talk own actions. 6/22/2019 9:00 AM 55 Highland Golf Dr Flat Rock NC 28731 Rock (villageofflatrock.org)
Duke Energy and Kings Mountain Gateway Trail & Pollinator Garden special volunteer and ribbon cutting event. Celebrate garden, plant pollinator perennials and see recent enhancements including a permanent garden sign showcasing Duke Energy’s involvement to create garden and bountiful of SPRING blooms. The pollinator garden is forever evolving as a visitor’s attraction to feed pollinators for years to come. Support an important environmental initiative to help Save Our Pollinators from endangerment and look for Monarch butterflies flying during their spring migration journeys from Mexico to Canada.
Shuttle offered promptly at 2:00pm to The Plateau garden site OR hike trail from parking entrance, take 1st left and to top of hill (approx. ½ Celebrate Earth's Pollinators mile) 4/16/2019 2:00 PM 806 S Battleground Ave Kings Mountain NC 28086 Lake Crabtree is excited to host its seventh annual Pollinator Festival, in honor of National Pollinator Week. This event is FREE and features games, crafts and all sorts of other activities. There will be prizes and cool stuff for you to take home, local experts to answer your questions, Pollinator Festival and food vendors. Show up any time. Fun for all ages! 6/15/2019 10:00 AM 1400 Aviation Pkwy Morrisville NC 27560 Join Tryon Palace in celebrating National Pollinator Week June 17-23. Throughout the week, learn about how to help pollinators with posters and take-home items, and meet the bees in our observation hive at the NC History Center. Pollinator Garden Tours 10am M-F Governor’s Palace | https://www.tryonpalace.org/ev Tryon Palace Celebrates Free Lecture June 23 10am Tryon Palace, 529 S ents/tryon-palace-celebrates- National Pollinator Week Free Movie Showing "Wings of Life" June 23 2pm 6/17/2019 10:00 AM Front St New Bern NC 28562 national-pollinator-week WEB LINK: https://ncartmuseum.org/calen dar/event/2019/06/22/pollinator _palooza/0900/1100 LOCATION: North Carolina Museum of Art District Drive Entrance (near smoke stack and Whirligig) TICKETS: $4 Members $6 Nonmembers Children 2 and under free; Join our partner Bee Downtown and other pollinator-loving ticket required organizations to celebrate the creatures that sustain our ecosystem and https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/8 food supply. Taste honey, take home seeds to plant your own pollinator 348242/pollinator-palooza- garden, make art, and learn about the importance and conservation of raleigh-north-carolina-museum- Pollinator Palooza pollinators. 6/22/2019 9:00 AM 2110 Blue Ridge Rd Raleigh NC 27607 of-arteducation-and-
Join us Saturday, June 22, 2019 as we celebrate pollinators with crafts, honey, local produce, demonstrations and children's activities. This event is FREE and all are welcome. http://www.cityofws.org/Depart ments/Property-Facilities- If you would like to be a vendor, please see the link below. Space is Management/Sustainability/Be Pollinator Party limited. http://cityofws.org/Home-Center/Fairgrounds-Farmers-Market 6/22/2019 8:00 AM 421 W 27th St NW Winston-Salem NC 27105 e-City-USA
“Pollinators on the Plaza” is a free public celebration of pollinators on Wednesday, June 19, 2019 from 4-6 p.m. at Union Plaza, 21st & P Street. This is the second year of the Lincoln Parks and Recreation and UNL Bee Lab’s event. As a part of National Pollinator Week, there will https://lincoln.ne.gov/city/parks be educational booths and activities for individuals of all ages to learn /party/ more about bees, birds, butterflies, bats and beetles. For more W Haymarket Pollinators on the Plaza information, visit https://lincoln.ne.gov/city/parks/party/ 6/19/2019 4:00 PM Pedestrian Bridge Lincoln NE 68508 Also find us on Facebook!
For more information, please visit: Help us celebrate National and Nebraska Pollinator Week by coming https://cranetrust.org/visit/speci Crane Trust Nature and out during our Family Day Pollinator Celebration! We will be having al-events/pollinatorweek.html Visitor Center Family Day scheduled events and activities throughout the day and our Snack Bar Pollinator Celebration will be open for you to enjoy lunch by our pollinator garden 6/22/2019 10:00 AM 9325 S Alda Rd Wood River NE 68883 or call: (308) 382-1820 Dorpsstraat 88, 1901 Bees Wanted! We will hand out bags of bee friendly seeds at our local spring market! 5/19/2019 11:00 PM EN Castricum Nederland The Native Plant class is Free, Though pre register if you can. Getting to know butterflies is We’re celebrating and promoting pollinators at the garden center this $15 and pre-registration is day by hosting two educational classes and having a sale on native necessary. For more plants. “Why Native Plants?” At 11 am, and “Getting to Know information, go to our website, Pollinator Day! Butterflies” at 2 pm. 6/15/2019 11:00 AM 104 Glenwild Ave Bloomingdale NJ 07403 www.glenwildgardens.com
Bees and other pollinators are declining in number. Pollinators (butterflies, bees, birds) are necessary for the health of our food crops. Join a park ranger for a hike to learn about the local pollinator life that Butterflies Bees and can be found here during the summer season. A family program, Pollinators - Celebrate remember to wear sand walking shoes and bring bug repellent. Free, Pollinator Week call (732) 872-5970 to make a reservation. 6/22/2019 10:00 AM Hartshorne Dr Highlands NJ 07732
This special Saturday program will focus on pollinators and their importance in the ecoysystem - as well as the perils they face. Endangered and Nongame Species Program biologist Rob Somes will conduct the program. Attendees can participate in a "bee house" NOTE: The facility will remain Solitary Bees & Pollinator building activity following the presentation. Sponsored by the Mansfield closed and only program Education Twp. Environmental Commission. 6/22/2019 11:00 AM 605 Pequest Rd Oxford NJ 07863 registrants will be admitted.
We invite you to celebrate Pollinator Week with Judith Robinson, a Princeton-based garden designer (www.ourworldourchoices.com) who works extensively with native plants. In this workshop, Judith will explain how pollinators, food, and climate change are linked and what Register on Eventbrite or at actions you can take, right in your own backyard, to have a positive Whole Earth Center Pollinators, Food, and impact on protecting pollinators while producing healthful food. A 609-924-7429 Climate Change resource handout will be available. 6/18/2019 7:00 PM 360 Nassau St Princeton NJ 08540 www.wholweearthcenter.com
Come join Landscape Architect and Horticulturist Tom Stille for a tour of the new Pollinator Parking Lot located at the cut-de-sac of Sugar Pine Court. All trees,shrubs, and flowers were chosen as good sources of Pollen and Nectar for Native Bees and Honey Bees. We will walk the lot and identify the best deer resistant flowering shrubs, and flowers. Patagonia Pollinator Park Lot Meet at the end of the Sugar Pine cup-de sac off Woodland Ave off 4th Tour Street. 6/19/2019 5:00 PM 7777 White Fir St Reno NV 89523
The Children's Library Discovery Center is a library and a science center, a part of Saturday Science Lab - The Discovery Team hosts a variety of activities around pollinators and 87-67-87-57 Homelawn Queens Public Library's Pollination Celebration their plant partners, for elementary aged kids and their families. 5/23/2020 11:00 AM Street Jamaica NY 11432 Central Library. Hudson Valley Bee Supply 600 Sawkill Road Kingston, NY 12401 We're planting a pollinator garden at our shop! Stop by and learn about all about planting for pollinators. Get your hands dirty planting and even www.hudsonvalleybeesupply.c purchase your own plants to take home to start your own pollinator om Pollinator Planting Day garden. 6/22/2019 10:00 AM 600 Sawkill Rd Kingston NY 12401 845-336-6233 Join SunCommon in celebrating long sunny days, spring flowers, bees, butterflies and solar energy! We invite our you to come beautify one of SunCommon's solar farms at the Pointe of Praise Family Life Center in Kingston.
Together, we'll be creating a precious pollinator habitat by planting native wildflowers. There will be music and snacks, a chance to learn about pollinators, photos with the solar panels, and a few hours of playing in the dirt. https://suncommon.com/event/ pointe-of-praise-pollinator- Presenters will speak at 1 pm, but please come and go as you like planting-kingston-ny/ anytime between noon and 4 PM. Pointe of Praise Community https://www.facebook.com/eve Solar Wildflower Planting Please visit suncommon.com/event to RSVP. 6/1/2019 12:00 PM 243 Hurley Ave Kingston NY 12401 nts/2389182931357413/
Join a park naturalist to find out how bees find food, why they make honey, and why they are so important to people. Learn to dance like a BEES! at Point Au Roche bee, ways to help bees, and taste some different types of honey! All State Park ages and abilities welcome. 6/22/2019 10:00 AM 87 Camp Red Cloud Rd PlattsburghNY 12901 Pollinator Project Community volunteers in conjuction with the Science Museum of Long Island NY will plant 300 milkweed plants as well as more than 15 pounds of wildflower seed in an effort to stimulate the habitat of Spring into Science 2019 pollinators in our zone. 5/18/2019 5:00 PM Shore Rd Port Washington NY 11050 www.smli.org
Family Friendly workshop for kids to learn about pollinators and how families can design and plant a pollinator friendly garden with “plants that will work” in our region.
This parent/child friendly workshop takes the pollinator plant suggestions beyond the greenhouse labels right into a real life touch, smell and feel home garden. Parents and kids will make a pollinator flower in the color to remind them of colors a bee or butterfly attract, choose to paint a butterfly feeder or a birdhouse, complete the self guided pollinator friendly garden treasure hunt and take home a list of www.gardengoddesssenseand plants that will work in our region. Recommended ages 3 -11 years old. 180 Alpine Meadows sustainability.com Kid's Pollinator Workshop Cost is $15.00/child. 6/22/2019 10:00 AM Rd Porter Corners NY 12859 518-390-9138 Astor Apiaries & The Connected Chef present the NYC Hive-to-Table Dinner: Spring Harvest.
Join us for a night all about the humble honey bee and learn about how we benefit from their tireless work. The evening will begin with a Cocktail Hour and Honey Tasting with local beekeeper, Nick Hoefly. You will be sampling a range of honey varieties, both local and exotic. Afterward, sit down and enjoy a three course meal highlighting local and whole ingredients directly affected by honey bee pollination and honey production.
The meal will be expertly prepared by chef, Kim Calichio. Kim and Nick Learn more and claim your will also be on hand to answer all of your food and bee questions. ticket at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/t Bee amazed at the role these little pollinators have on our entire food he-nyc-hive-to-table-dinner- The NYC Hive-to-Table system and discover the delicate relationship humans have had with spring-harvest-tickets- Dinner them throughout history. You'll leave with an appreciation and new 6/19/2019 6:30 PM 27-20 Ditmars Blvd Queens NY 11105 61805961294 Celebrate Pollinator Week at Quogue Wildlife Refuge and learn all about butterflies and bees. This program will include a short power point presentation and walk through our Pollinator Garden, then decorate your own bee and butterfly drinking station to take home. This program is generously sponsored by the Westhampton Garden Club, Visit and is free to kids ages 5 through 12. Children must be accompanied www.quoguewildliferefuge.org by an adult, bring a smock for painting. Reservations required as space to learn more! The Buzz About Pollinators is limited, call 631-653-4771 to reserve. 6/22/2019 10:00:00 AM 3 Old Country Rd Quogue NY 11959 Phone #: 631-653-4771
Bring your camera, family and friends as we search for and take snap shots of some of the world's most amazing creatures...POLLINATORS! Please call the Belmont Soil Nature lovers and concerned citizens alike, join us at Barkcamp State and Water Conservation Park's Overlook Shelter from 3-6pm on June 20th. We will have District for more information. experts on hand to help us identify everything that we find as well as 65330 Barkcamp Park 740-526-0027 Bee Blitz presentations on what you can do to help pollinators in your area 6/20/2019 3:00 PM Rd Belmont OH 43718 Or check us out on Facebook.
Celebrate National Pollinator Week during a fun-filled day with hands- on learning opportunities, crafts, food, music and more at this free event on the Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Community Garden Campus at Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens. Held 11am-3pm https://www.fpconservatory.org Pollinator Palooza on June 22, 2019. Rain or shine. Call 614-715-8022 for details. 6/22/2019 11:00 AM Monypenny Ave Columbus OH 43205 /events/pollinator-palooza/
You can get more information about this event by sending me a message on FB! Aaron Come and pick up some Ohio Native Wildflowers to support the bees! Jones, I have a self photo in We are asking for at least a $1 donation for each seed bomb to cover black and white. the costs and to support us in future projects to create community and Operation Pollination eco-awareness! 5/18/2019 10:30 AM 640 Gilbert St Columbus OH 43205 I can't wait to seed you! see: Black Swamp Field Day for beekeepers with training and education regarding care, Beekeepers Association on Beekeepers Field Day habitat requirements, and how to work with honey bees 6/22/2019 1:00 PM 21337 Co Hwy 67 Defiance OH 43512 facebook
Celebrate native pollinators, the services they provide for us, the native habitats that support them and network with passionate community members on ways we can work together to better aid pollinators. Family oriented. Various local groups. Kids activities. Native plant sale. Find more info at Pollinator Palooza 2019 Butterfly tent/walk-in to be amongst butterflies (you can feed them too)! 6/22/2019 12:00 PM 3976 OH-39 Dover OH 44622 Facebook.com/swarmtogether
Join us at Holden Arboretum to celebrate the essential role pollinators play in our world and learn how we can support them! Featuring information stations, a scavenger hunt, a kids craft, and more. Also, explore our Butterfly Garden with a new self-guide mobile web tour focused on Ohio's native plants and pollinators. Pollinator Celebration is included with general admission and runs from 11AM to 4PM. Continue your adventure at the Holden Arboretum with a hike on any of our wonderful trails, a stroll through vibrant gardens, or a journey up the Murch Canopy Walk and Kalbar Emergent Tower (additional ticket Pollinator Week Celebration required)! Visit holdenarb.org to plan your visit. 6/22/2019 11:00 AM 9550 Sperry Rd Kirtland OH 44094 https://www.holdenarb.org/ WOA BACKYARD BASH Saturday June 22 10:30am-2:30 pm Carlisle Visitor Center
Join the Carlisle Visitor Center Naturalists for our inaugural Wildlife Observation Area (WOA) Backyard Bash on Saturday, June 22nd from 10:30am-2:30pm! During this fun & educational event, you will have the special opportunity to go on a behind-the-scenes-tour of our Wildlife Garden to see & learn first-hand about the variety of easy & enjoyable ways you too can make your own backyard wildlife-friendly. In addition, there will be a DIY Hummingbird Feeding Station, vendors selling Call 440-458-5121 for more native plants and sharing information, cute crafts and a Pollinator information or visit Scavenger Hunt Hike for the kiddos, an ongoing, casual Q & A with our metroparks.cc CVC NATs, and Tea & Tweets inside the WOA where you can relax in Check us out on Facebook at our comfy chairs and birdwatch while enjoying some ice tea! The http://www.facebook.com/lorai WOA Backyard Bash Nature Nook gift shop, located inside the WOA, will be open and 6/22/2019 10:30 AM 12882 Diagonal Rd Lagrange OH 44050 ncountymetroparks
Sponsored by Nature's Way Bird Products and Geauga Park District.
Native Solitary Bees: Beneficial Pollinators, Sunday, June 23,2019, 1:00 - 3:00pm, The West Woods, Oak Room
Solitary insects like mason and leafcutter bees are gentle, native pollinators in our farms, gardens and parks. Join Cristin Smith, Nature's Way Bird Products, for tips on planting and nesting resources designed to attract and increase the abundance of these beneficial wild bees. www.natureswaybirds.com Native Solitary Bees: Enter a raffle for a beneficial insect house, take home plans to make https://www.geaugaparkdistrict. Beneficial Pollinators your own bee hotel and take home seeds to plant in your garden 6/23/2019 1:00 PM 9465 Kinsman Rd Novelty OH 44072 org/
Native Pollinators in the A presentation about pollinators in the vegetable garden will be Garden presented. Seeds will be distributed. There will be activites for children. 6/17/2019 6:50 PM 2652 Woodland St NE Warren OH 44483
Did you know Gahanna is a Pollinator Community? We're celebrating Pollinator Week at the Ohio Herb Center (6/19-6/22) with special workshops and adventures for all ages! We cap of the week with our Pollinators 101 class, where you can learn everything you need to know about the pollinators in your backyard, identification, and their habitat www.ohioherbcenter.org Pollinator Week at The Ohio needs. Visit us at www.ohioherbcenter.org to find out more and register Herb Center for classes. 6/22/2019 1:00 PM OH 614-642-4372
Native plant vendors will be onsite for plant sales and All day Pollinator Workshop for gardeners, homeowners, farmers, and information- conservationists See flyer at MGAROCO.org -- Sponsored by OSU Cooperative Extension-Rogers County. Held at the under events Rogers County Building 416 S Brady St. Claremore, OK (see map) Any questions - contact John Please RSVP for complimentary lunch. Details- contact John Haase at Haase (Ext. Horticulturist) at Pollinator Workshop 918-923-4958 6/13/2019 9:00 AM 416 S Brady St Claremore OK 74017 918-923-4958 We have a dedicated Pollinator Garden with a bee hive and will be holding our Community event at Visit Us: Grow Native Plants St Andrews Community Garden - Near Ajax Town Hall 6/23/2019 12:00 PM 48 Exeter Rd Ajax ON L1S 2J8 www.ajaxcommunitygarden.ca Self-guided tour around our municipaity featuring 12 private gardens KAWARTHA LAKES and 7 public spaces registered on our Pollinator Pathway map. From POLLINATOR PATHWAY 10am-4pm kawarthalakes.ca/beecity GARDEN TOUR Maps will be available at Municipal Service Centres mid-May 6/22/2019 10:00 AM Lindsay Kawartha Lakes ON [email protected]
Location: Emerald Park, 1400 Lane County Beekeepers Association will host a table to share the Lake Drive, Eugene, Oregon importance of pollinators in our world with school children and their Contact: Pam Leavitt parents. Email: We will be giving them starts of French Marigolds in peat pots which [email protected] School's Out Carnival are attractive to honeybees and butterflies. 6/21/2019 2:00 PM 1400 Lake Dr Eugene OR 97404 Phone: 541-344-4228
The 2nd Annual Pollinator Festival is from 10 am to 4 pm on Saturday, June 22nd at Dancing Oaks Nursery and Gardens outside Monmouth. The Festival features educational activities for kids and adults including garden walks, materials and instruction for creating your own mason bee nest, and MORE. Experts from area non-profit and governmental organizations will present information and answer questions about 2nd Annual Pollinator pollinators and gardening. Food and drink vendors will also be on site For details, visit Festival from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. We’ll offer discounted pollinator plants, too! 6/22/2019 10:00 AM 17900 Priem Rd Monmouth OR 97361 www.dancingoaks.com/PF A fun day of learning about the benefits and uses of native plants in your landscape as well as their affect on pollinator populations. Native Plant & Pollinator Informational booths, raffles, interactive children's activities, and week 1948 General Potter https://www.facebook.com/Wh Expo long specials. 6/22/2019 10:00:00 AM Hwy Centre Hall PA 16828 eatfield16828/
Hosted by The Nature Conservancy at the Hauser Nature Center in Long Pond. An informational program on what's going on with our pollinators, why For more information contact Bees & Butterflies it's important to care, and ways you can help. 6/17/2019 7:00:00 PM 1567 Long Pond Rd Long Pond PA 18334 Jenny Case at [email protected]
Join us to celebrate National Pollinator Week! Doug Oster will be here to teach us about growing for pollinators. RSVP below to save your https://bednersgreenhouse.co Pollinator Party! seat. All guests that RSVP will receive one FREE milkweed plant! 6/23/2019 2:00 PM 1-211 Depaoli Rd. McDonald PA 15057 m/event/pollinator-party-2/
Celebrate our important pollinators! Enjoy exhibits, a native plant sale, and activities:
9:00 a.m. – Bird Walk. Join us for a beginner bird walk around the Osprey House. Binoculars will be provided.
10:00 a.m. and noon – Butterfly and Bug Walk. Discover the many butterflies and other insects that live in LGNC’s habitat gardens! Kids and families are encouraged to attend. Insect nets will be provided.
2:00 p.m. – Garden Tour. Learn about the 200+ species in LGNC’s LGNC Pollinator Day habitat garden! 6/22/2019 9:00 AM 8844 Paint Mill Rd Slatington PA 18080
This will be our first season selling homegrown fruits and vegetables at our roadside stand in Raystown Country, Pennsylvania. We'll be selling fresh herbs and cut flowers in addition to produce - we believe having Spreading Pollinator pollinator education materials available to learn from and take away will Awareness at our Roadside be a great fit. Look for our stand from sunrise to late afternoon on Produce Stand Saturday and Sunday. 6/22/2019 8:00 AM 1810 PA-913 Waterfall PA 16689 Hellam Township in York County, PA will hold a Pollinators Festival on June 22, 2019 in celebration of the 2019 Pollinators Week. The festival will include presentations and displays promoting the value of pollinators. It will be held at Flinchbaughs Orchard 110 Ducktown Rd. Hellam Township Pollinators Hellam, PA 17406 Contact Bill Sprenkle Festival www.flinchbaughsorchard.com 6/22/2019 10:00 AM 101-611 Kensington Ct York PA 17402 [email protected] Call Tim Cranston, NK Water Learning about Pollinators for Quality Specialist at 401-268- Elemenary and Introduction of Elementary and Middleschoolers to native pollinators North Kingstown Free 1522 or Harriet Powell at 401- Middleschoolers and why they are important to us 12:00 AM 10:00 AM Library, 100 Boone St North Kingstown RI 02852 294-47375 Bees in the Backyard is a small, hands on, mid-level course of instruction, both in and out of the bee yard, covering various topics -- including but not limited to: •hive inspections and assessments •different ways of conducting mite counts •different types of mite controls for environmental situations in the hive and what treatments may be better/worse given environment conditions and conditions in the hive. •hands on honey extracting •wax processing •candle making •preparing honey entries for competition Pre-registration is required at •building a certified honey house www.scmidstatebeekeepers.or Bees in the Backyard *introduction to queen rearing 6/22/2019 8:00 AM 1437 Jessamine St Cayce SC 29033 g
We are hosting a Pollinator Party to help educate children in our community about the importance of pollinators in our environment and what they can do to help them. We will be planting a pollinator-friendly garden at our local library and the children will do crafts to decorate the Pollinator Party garden after it is planted. Everyone is welcome! 6/8/2019 10:00 AM 2 2 Ave Wood Mountain SK S0H 4L0 Tipton County Museum on Facebook. Covington, Tn. A powerpoint presentation about the importance of pollinators and how weekly newsletter. Phone to help them. There will also be a tour of the Tipton County Museum number, (901)476-0242 What's the Buzz ? pollinator garden. 6/22/2019 10:00 AM 751 Bert Johnston Ave Covington TN 38019 tiptonco.com
Complete rules and clues will be posted to www.facebook.com/jcparkstn on June 17. This is a city wide treasure hunt. A total of five treasures will be hidden at five different city parks. A list of all of our parks can be found on our "Parks and Facilities" page at www.myjcparks.org. You must find all five treasures in order to win. All entries must Clues and rules will be posted on June 17 to the department’s be turned in by June 24. Pollinator Week Facebook Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/jcparkstn The weeklong hunt Please contact 423-434-5757 Treasure Hunt will focus on all things pollinating in celebration of Pollinator Week. 6/17/2019 9:00 AM Johnson City TN for more info. Happy Hunting! The increasing awareness about the decline in pollinators has led non- beekeepers to ask what they can do - this presentation will cover the value of pollinators and how to support them. Emphasis will be put on the importance of providing forage and habitat for different types of pollinators (honey bees, native bees, butterflies, etc.) and how to protect them once they are part of the landscape. The direct and indirect impacts of human behavior and management practices in pollinator populations will be discussed so attendees will gain practical insight as to how to have more positive effects on pollinators. Following the lecture presentation, participants can taste some varieties of honey and/or take a walk through the UT gardens. Saturday, June 15th 1:00-2:15pm https://ag.tennessee.edu/utg/P The Power of Pollinators Free to UT Garden members, $10 for nonmembers 6/15/2019 1:00 PM 2518 Jacob Dr Knoxville TN 37996 ages/Workshops.aspx
MTSU Student Bee Club will be hosting a Field Day on Saturday, June For more information, contact 22 at the MTSU Farm Lab Apiary located in 3211 Guy James Road, [email protected]. Info Pollinator Week & Field Day Lascasses, TN. Open to the public. For more information, contact will be posted later at for Honey Bees [email protected]. Free Registration required. 6/22/2019 10:00:00 AM 3211 Guy James Rd Lascassas TN 37085 www.mtsu.edu/agriculture. The Memphis Zoo interpreters will have a table set up at our observation bee hive with information on how you can help save pollinators in your own backyard as well as biofacts, a special “Bees Save the World” chat, and a special pledge board people can sign a Bees Feed the World flower and put on the board. 6/22/2019 1:10 PM 2000 Prentiss Pl Memphis TN 38112 Trinidad and Importance of pollination Presentation on pollination in Trinidad and Tobago 6/18/2019 10:00 AM Bacolet Extention Rd Scarborough Tobago
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NHG's Education & Outreach Coordinator Rusty E. Allen outlines the basics of pollinators, and how to shop and combine plants to attract them. You'll learn how many, which kind, and where in this easy class with handouts, plus a few tips and more so you can provide for not just butterflies, but also for the birds and insects on which plants depend, in order for them--- and us-- to survive. North Haven Gardens Planting for Butterflies & Plus, we'll give you a 'plant showcase' of those that are available to www.nhg.com Other Pollinators plant right now to bring those all-important life givers to your garden! 6/15/2019 1:00 PM 7700 Northaven Rd Dallas TX 75230 214-363-5316 Learn about native plants and their pollinators at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden! Free family event with guided hike through the Family Exploration- Pollinator Pathway at 10am and activities from 1-2pm in the Leonard 3299-3281 Old Garden https://www.brit.org/GROW/gro Pollinators Courtyard 6/22/2019 10:00 AM Rd Fort Worth TX 76107 wingtogether Please join the Katy community for the Grand Opening of the Willow Fork Butterfly Garden. After an opening ceremony, Diane Russell (Coastal Prairie Chapter, Texas Master Naturalist), will talk about creating a garden both for a place of beauty as well as a restaurant and nursery for butterflies and pollinators. We will then tour the butterfly garden and discuss the key elements you should consider in planning a backyard butterfly garden. The program will also include a discussion of the different types of plants in the garden and the roles each plant plays. The 1-hour program starts at 9 AM at the pavilion at Willow Fork Park. Willow Fork Park is located at the northwest corner of 99/Grand Grand Opening:Willow Fork Parkway and Cinco Ranch Blvd., north of Cinco Ranch High School. Park Butterfly Garden This is a free family–friendly activity for all ages. 6/22/2019 9:00 AM Willow Fork Park Katy TX 77494 Join locals in Uvalde on June 14th and 15th to celebrate the first annual Uvalde Honey Festival.
Friday, June 14th, will kick off the festival with The Hive Jive, a street dance on the Plaza with lawn games, a poker run, a hat competition titled “Bee in Your Bonnet,” music, and drinks. Saturday morning will start with a 5k fun run from Market Plaza, down to the Honey Bowl and back. Children’s event: Breakfast with the Bees will begin at 9 am inside the Opera House Annex. Breakfast, kid-friendly crafts, and a bee education microscope station set up by Dr. Kimberly Cochran with Texas A&M AgriLife for kids to learn more about pollinators will be available. Saturday will also host a bake-off, vendors from all over Texas, music, crafts, and educational booths set up by Alamo Area Beekeepers Association, Bees in the East, Texas Master Naturalists, and Comal County Beekeepers Association. At 1:30 pm, an essay competition winner will be crowned “Honey Ambassador” for Uvalde. www.facebook.com/uvaldehon Uvalde Honey Festival 6/15/2019 8:00 AM 104 W North St Uvalde TX 78801 eyfestival
Cache Valley Gardener's Pollinator Day at the Cache Valley Gardener's Market. The USDA Market Pollinating Insect Research Unit will have a display on pollinators 6/22/2019 9:00 AM 199 N Main St Logan UT 84321 CATALYST's 9th Annual Bee Fest: People will gather to learn about Concludes at 2pm. For more honey bees, native bees and other pollinators, their importance to our info, visit: ecosystem, and how we can support them. Meet experts from around the state. All ages welcome. SLCBeeFest.com Bee Fest: A Celebration of Located at the Wasatch Community Gardens' Green Team Farm, just Facebook Event Page Pollination west of Gateway in downtown Salt Lake City 6/15/2019 9:00 AM Salt Lake City UT Eventbrite Page
Summer in the Reeks celebrating national pollinator week 6/15/2019 10:00:00 AM 20798 State Rte 650 Leesburg VA 20175
Celebrate National Pollinator Week with family-friendly activities buzzing with fun! The 8th annual Bumblebee Jamboree provides an opportunity for children to better understand the role pollinators play Free admission. This event is and what each of us can do in our own backyard to protect natural hosted by the Chesterfield resources. Families are invited to participate in hands-on experiences County office of the Virginia at this free event that encourages kids to learn about birds, butterflies, Cooperative Extension and bees, beetles, and bats. Children will enjoy pollinator-related crafts, Chesterfield County Master puppet shows, snacks, games, and other interactive activities. They Gardeners. For more can get close to pollinators by going into the Virginia butterfly safari information, call (804) 751- Bumblebee Jamboree 2019 tents as well as watching enclosed observation beehives. 6/22/2019 10:30 AM 1000 Spottswood Rd Richmond VA 23220 4401 or visit bit.ly/bbj2019. Swarm with Us Saturday, May 18. Protecting pollinators is as important as ever this year. Join us for our fifth annual Swarm Against Bayer-Monsanto. We need about 36 people to spell out SWARM AGAINST BAYER/MONSANTO — BAN NEONICOTINOIDS. South Whidbey Tilth and Whidbees (Whidbey Plan to arrive by 11 a.m. to Beekkeepers Association) collaborate to raise awareness about select a letter and prop such Swarm Against chemical effects on bees, such as neonicotinoids, imidacloprid and as caution-tape banner, Bayer/Monsanto clothianidin. 5/18/2019 12:00 PM WA-525 &, Bayview Rd Langley WA 98260 antennae, yellow knee pads
Join us for an afternoon at the Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands to celebrate and learn about pollinators. From 1-3 p.m help us plant pollinator plants into our hillside garden then participate in Please email educational and fun activities centered on pollinator information. [email protected] Sponsored by the Garden Hotline, Tilth Alliance, Alleycat Acres, the for more information or to get Pollinator Day at the Farm Common Acre and City Fruit. 6/19/2019 1:00 PM 5513 S Cloverdale St Seattle WA 98118 involved.
Visit: https://madisonaudubon.org/fie We will observe a variety of butterflies as they take nectar from ld-trips/2019/6/22/butterflies-of- wildflowers, and learn about their identification, behavior, and lifestyle. cherokee-marsh Bring binoculars if you have them—close-focusing ones work best; we will have a few extras available. Long pants and a hat are Email: recommended. bmarsicek@madisonaudubon. org Butterflies of Cherokee This is a joint trip of Madison Audubon Society, the Southern Marsh Wisconsin Butterfly Association and Friends of Cherokee Marsh. 43638 00000 6098 N Sherman Ave Madison WI 53704 Call: 608-255-2473 Visit the Mitchell Park Domes Education Center during Pollinator Week, daily Monday, June 17 through Friday, June 23, 2019. Each day, chose one of the following two-hour sessions 10:00 AM – Noon OR Noon to 2:00 PM. Each session will be 2 hours and repeated 2 times each day. National Pollinator Week is a time to celebrate pollinators and spread the word about what you can do to protect them. This year’s theme is “Pollinators Under Pressure.” Many vital, informative topics will be covered each day including: • Loss of year-round food and forage supply • Loss, destruction, and fracturing of habitats • Mismanagement and stressing of Honey Bees • Ignorance about pollinators in general • Pollution in general, including chemicals in air, water, and soil • Use and misuse pesticides (neonicotinoids), herbicides (Round-Up), Pollinator Week: Pollinators and fungicides Under Pressure Our pollinators can’t afford you missing this week! Each day you will 6/17/2019 10:00 AM 524 S Layton Blvd Milwaukee WI 53215
Tour a prairie restoration and enjoy informative talk by an Invertebrate Little Walk on the Prairie Ecologist from Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. 6/19/2019 10:30 AM 1300 County Rd G Neenah WI 54956 June 14th and 15th in Three Lakes, Wisconsin Held in conjunction with National Pollinator Awareness Week, this event is dedicated to supporting our struggling native bee and butterfly populations. Heather Holm, author of “Pollinators of Native Plants” and “Bees: An Identification and Native Plant Forage Guide” will share her deep-rooted knowledge with a presentation and guided pollinator wildflower garden tour. The movie “Hometown Habitat” will be shown. It features inspiring stories of community commitment to conservation landscaping, with an emphasis on incorporating native plants and eliminating harmful invasives. The free event, supported by donations, is cohosted by the Three Lakes Natural Resources Committee, Center for the Arts, Historical Society, and Healing Nature Center, along with the Oneida County Land and Water Conservation Dept. Schedule: Bee the Change - Make Friday June 14th at 6:30 pm, at Three Lakes Center for the Arts Pollinators Great Again • Presentation: “Attracting Bees and Beneficial Insects” by Heather 6/14/2019 00001 1760 Superior Street Three Lakes WI 54562