Northwest Pollinator Diversity
Event Details
- When
- Aug 10, 2024 from 10:00 AM to 04:00 PM
- Where
- Instructor
- Bob Gillespie
- Class Tuition
- Minimum Age
- Infant (0-2)
- free
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Have you ever wondered what keeps bees so busy? Why are they buzzing about all day every day? Well, the answer is pollination. Bees, as well as many other small creatures, have a massive job to do. The work of pollination is carried out by a marvelous multitude of hard-working individuals.
Dr. Bob Gillespie has worked with pollinators and taught at Wenatchee Valley College for many years. He brings his expertise and enthusiasm for this life-sustaining group of creatures to a day-long workshop. And thanks to Bob's networking, we're highly fortunate to be hosted at the Washington State University's Northwest Research and Extension Center. This location features 10 acres of gardens maintained for research and education, as well as an apiary. In construction at the time of the course will be a pollinator garden. There couldn't be a more ideal location to learn about pollinators.
Come along with the Institute as Bob shows us the diversity of pollinators as they buzz about. We’ll learn how to capture pollinators in a net and transfer them to a vial for identification. And Bob has offered a really special opportunity for this workshop: viewing his pinned pollinator collection!
