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Pollinator Week Event Registration 2019 6 24 19.Xlsx 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 1:00:00 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. 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 133 9 Ave SW Calgary AB T2P 2M3 icas/bee-sustainable/ 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 / 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 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 From June 18-June 23, Cosmos to Kitchen celebrates National Pollinator Week by sharing information, tips and resources to learn more about, take care of and protect pollinators. Connect with Simone on IG Digital Disco Pollinator Party You can join the party on Instagram @cosmostokitchen 6/21/2019 5:00:00 PM Unnamed Road Chandler AZ 85224 @cosmostokitchen Register here by June 7: 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 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 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.
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