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SUMMARY:Manassas Bee Festival
DESCRIPTION:Manassas Bee Festival Saturday\, 6/21/25 Liberia House & Grounds 8601 Portner Ave.\nJoin thousands of visitors and buzz on by to have fun and learn about honeybees\, native pollinators\, and planting native plants at this FREE annual event! \nLook at the fun and educational activities that we are planning in the City of Manassas! \nSign-up to join us as a vendor\, sponsor\, speaker\, or volunteer: \n. Dress like a pollinator and join our costume parade\n. Learn the waggle dance and try our spelling bee for prizes\n. Local honey\n. Community apiary of honey bee hives plus native bee houses\n. Vendors galore\n. Farm animals\n. Food trucks\n. Local Brew\, Mead and Spirits Garden\n. Bounce house\, games\, crafts\n. Live music\n. Bee\, pollinator\, healthy living\, and native plant experts\n. Plenty of parking with tractor and wagon rides\n. Historic Liberia House with large trees\, native gardens\, park trails\n. Join us at Manassas Museum on Prince William St. to follow the 2K Honey Hike signs to Liberia\, home of the Manassas Bee Festival!
URL:https://beecityusa.org/event/manassas-bee-festival/
LOCATION:Liberia House and Grounds\, 8601 Portner Ave\, Manassas City\, VA\, United States
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SUMMARY:How Nurseries Can Provide Pollinator-Safe Plants: A Talk with MNL’s Greenhouse Manager
DESCRIPTION:10 AM PT/ 11 AM MT/ 12 PM CT/ 1 PM ET\n\nHow do you ensure your pollinator plants are bee-safe? Many pesticides are harmful to pollinators\, but are permitted for use in nursery plant production\, even on plants attractive to bees and butterflies. Plants can retain some pesticides long after they are applied\, creating a hazard for visiting pollinators sometimes even after being planted in gardens and parks. \nCome to this webinar to hear the story of how Minnesota Native Landscapes\, Inc. (MNL)\, a large Midwest native plant nursery\, collaborated with the Xerces Society to grow native plants without toxic pesticides. Ridge Campbell\, Greenhouse Manager at MNL\, will relate MNL’s experience growing 30\,000 native plants for Xerces\, while strictly limiting more than 100 insecticides and fungicides considered harmful to bees and butterflies. In this webinar\, you can learn what it takes to make a “contract grow” succeed for both the grower and the buyer. \nThis webinar is a collaboration between Xerces Society and MNL and is supported by the Carroll Petrie Foundation. This webinar will be recorded and available on our YouTube channel. Closed Captioning will be available during this webinar. \n \nRidge Campbell is the Greenhouse Manager at Minnesota Native Landscapes\, Inc. (MNL)\, currently engaging in his 8th season in the greenhouse department.  Growing up\, he worked with his family’s landscaping business\, specializing in water feature and garden installation.  In this line of work\, Ridge was inspired by the relationships observed between plants\, insects and other organisms.  Before joining MNL\, Ridge acquired a bachelor’s degree in Ecology and Environmental studies\, as well as certifications in Wildland Fire Management\, Wetland Delineation\, and Bee Keeping. \n  \nPhoto credits: Top to bottom: Genevieve Pugesek / Xerces Society; Ridge Campbell
URL:https://beecityusa.org/event/how-nurseries-can-provide-pollinator-safe-plants-a-talk-with-mnls-greenhouse-manager/
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SUMMARY:Monarchs and Pesticides: Understanding the Risks\, Creating High-Quality Habitat
DESCRIPTION:10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT / 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM MT / 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT / 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET \nPesticides are a hidden hazard in many monarch conservation efforts\, whether in working lands\, parks\, backyards\, or monarch overwintering groves. Residues in milkweed and nectar plants can degrade habitat quality and put monarchs at risk. This webinar will unpack the latest science on pesticide contamination in habitat and explore how these chemicals affect butterflies directly and indirectly. Join Emily May\, Agricultural Conservation Lead with the Xerces Pesticide Reduction Program\, to discuss practical steps land managers\, farmers\, and gardeners can take to reduce exposure and support the creation of high-quality habitat for monarchs. \nThis webinar will be recorded and available on our YouTube channel. Closed Captioning will be available during this webinar. \n  \n\nEmily May – Agricultural Conservation Lead\, Pesticide Program – Xerces Society \nTo request a reasonable accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility\, please contact outreach@xerces.org.
URL:https://beecityusa.org/event/monarchs-and-pesticides-understanding-the-risks-creating-high-quality-habitat/
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