Pollinator summit

Monday, September 14, 2020 - 12:00am to Thursday, September 17, 2020 - 11:45pm
Online
russty patched bumble bee on bergamot

FMR is pleased to endorse the University of Minnesota Pollinator Summit Webinar Series happening online Monday, September 14–Thursday, September 17.

All are welcome for one or more days of in-depth, research-based sessions to protect precious Minnesota pollinators. Choose whichever sessions work for your schedule and budget.

The summit's kickoff "Pollinators and Policy: A Successful Minnesota Response," Monday, September 14, noon-1:30 p.m., features state representatives and pollinator research leaders and is free with registration required. Learn more and reserve your spot.

Additional sessions are $10 each (or $5 if you purchase five or more sessions) and include: 
• Planting Solutions for Minnesota Pollinators
• Rusty Patched Bumblebee Update
• The Balancing Act of Urban Conservation: Can Vacant Land Support Native Pollinators?
• Attracting Bees and Beneficial Insects with Native Plants
• Installing and Maintaining Trees and Shrubs for Pollinators
• Using Integrated Pest Management to Protect Pollinators and Plants
• Installing and Maintaining Bee Lawns
• Pollinator Education Toolkits
And more!

Ready to RSVP? Questions?

Learn more and reserve your sessions with the Arboretum.

FMR is proud to support this event as part of our larger effort to create, restore and support pollinator habitat throughout the Twin Cities River Corridor. But we are neither organizing it nor handling registration.

For questions, please contact the Arboretum Education Office at ArbEdu@umn.edu or leave a message at 612.301.1210.

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