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SUMMARY:Fall Wildflower & Pollinator Festival
DESCRIPTION:Wildflower and Pollinator Festival\, October 5\, 2024\nThe annual family-friendly Wildflower and Pollinator Festival returns to Brooker Creek Preserve this year on Saturday\, October 5 from 9:00-2:00!\nThis year’s festival will include some of the most popular activities like:\n• Butterfly Encounter – wander through a butterfly enclosure for an up-close encounter with our winged wonders\n• Native Plant Vendors – local nurseries will be offering native plants perfect for planting your own pollinator garden at home\n• Wildflower Quest – discover native wildflowers at the Preserve on a short\, self-guided hike and receive a prize!\n• Arts and Crafts – Pollinator-themed arts and crafts suitable for the whole family\, all day in the Auditorium\n• Refreshments – MyCone Creamery will be on-site offering delicious\, custom-made coffee and decadent ice cream\n• Tattoo Station – visitors can wear a delightful temporary tattoo designed by Florida Artist Kate Dolamore of Kate Dolamore Art.\nIn addition to these favorites\, this year’s festival will also include a real honeybee hive demonstration and a chance to learn more about these European helpers that make local honey. Author Linda Smock will be reading her newest book: Black-eyed Susan and Friends. The book follows a child exploring a garden stopping along the way through the pages of the book to explain about the pollinators they see along the way. Great for families!\nParking for the event is first-come first served.\nDogs and pets are not allowed at the Preserve.\nWildflower and Pollinator Festival\nBrooker Creek Preserve\n3940 Keystone Road\nTarpon Springs\, FL 34688
URL:https://beecityusa.org/event/fall-wildflower-pollinator-festival/
LOCATION:Brooker Creek Preserve\, 3940 Keystone Road\, Tarpon Springs\, FL\, 34688\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Pinellas County Parks and Conservation Resources":MAILTO:parks@pinellas.gov
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SUMMARY:IPM Toolkit Webinar
DESCRIPTION:To protect pollinators\, Bee Cities and Campuses are reducing pesticide use and embracing integrated pest management practices. To help\, we’re launching a new IPM Plan Toolkit to guide affiliates as they create or improve their IPM plans. Join us for a presentation by Aaron Anderson\, Pesticide Program Specialist at the Xerces Society\, to learn about these brand new resources and review why IPM and pest reduction is such an important BCUSA commitment. We’ll also share some examples of affiliates doing creative IPM work in their communities. This session is appropriate for all Bee City USA and Bee Campus USA affiliates\, including grounds staff; city or campus managers; and community members. \nThis free Bee City USA webinar is hosted by Xerces Society and will be recorded and available on our YouTube channel on the Bee City USA playlist. Auto-generated Closed Captioning will be available during this webinar. \n\nAaron Anderson\nPesticide Program Specialist. Towns and Cities Lead.\nThe Xerces Society \n Aaron Anderson works with the public and Xerces staff to reduce pesticide use in residential landscapes\, including promoting alternative pest control measures and pollinator-friendly gardening practices. Prior to joining Xerces in 2022\, he researched pollinator conservation in urban landscapes\, restored habitat for several endangered butterfly species\, and worked in insect biocontrol. In 2021 he was an AAAS Mass Media Fellow at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch\, where he reported science and business stories. Aaron has a PhD from Oregon State University\, and outside of work you can probably find him riding his bike\, science writing\, or fiddling with old cameras.
URL:https://beecityusa.org/event/ipm-toolkit-webinar/
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SUMMARY:World Migratory Bird Day for Mexico\, Central and South America\, and the Caribbean
DESCRIPTION:World Migratory Bird Day is an extension of Interntaional Migratory Bird Day\, which focused on the Western Hemispere and started in 1993. Continuing the tradition with IMBD\, WMBD celebrates and brings attention to one of the most important and spectacular events in the Americas – bird migration. It includes 700 events and programs dedicated to introducing the public to migratory birds and ways to conserve them. \nAlthough Migratory Bird Day is officially celebrated on the Second Saturday in October for Mexico\, Cenral and South America\, and the Carribean\, as migrating birds return to wintering sites\, birds do not all migrate at the same time. To provide the opportunity to observe birds on stopover sites as they journey\,  you are encouraged to celebrate when the timing is best at your location. WMBD programs and events are hosted nearly every month of the year. \nEvery day is Bird Day! 
URL:https://beecityusa.org/event/world-migratory-bird-day-for-mexico-central-and-south-america-and-the-caribbean/
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SUMMARY:Bat Week
DESCRIPTION:Bat Week is an international celebration of the role of bats in nature. It is designed to raise awareness about the need for bat conservation. Bats are amazing creatures that are vital to the health of our natural world and economy. Although we may not always see them\, bats are hard at work all around the world each night – eating tons of insects\, pollinating flowers\, and spreading seeds that grow new plants and trees.\nPhoto Credit: Paul Moosman/ Wikimedia
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