Pollinator Week 2021 in MA! by Rosemary Malfi https://padlet.com/rmalfi/svdidul5tex3xmbb Pollinator Week (June 21-27) is a national celebration of the thousands of pollinator species essential to flowering plants, including crops. Check back for updates! en-us 2021-05-31 14:23:08 UTC 2025-11-17 04:04:52 UTC hello@padlet.com Pollinator Partnership rmalfi https://padlet.com/rmalfi/svdidul5tex3xmbb/wish/1574044547 The Pollinator Partnership organizes Pollinator Week and is hosting a Pollinator Power Party! You can register for their week of events here: https://www.pollinator.org/pollinator-week/activities 

They will also have Facebook live talks (see image below).]]> 2021-05-31 17:02:21 UTC https://padlet.com/rmalfi/svdidul5tex3xmbb/wish/1574044547 iNaturalist Pollinator BioBlitz rmalfi https://padlet.com/rmalfi/svdidul5tex3xmbb/wish/1574068351 Be a citizen scientist! Contribute to pollinator and host plant data by photographing and identifying pollinators using your mobile device (requires iNaturalist app). See link for more details.

https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/pollinator-week-2021-pollinator-bioblitz]]> 2021-05-31 17:14:46 UTC https://padlet.com/rmalfi/svdidul5tex3xmbb/wish/1574068351 Native Plant Trust rmalfi https://padlet.com/rmalfi/svdidul5tex3xmbb/wish/1574083862 The Native Plant Trust offers a variety of courses on cultivating ecologically-minded lawns, gardens, and landscapes, including this self-paced virtual class on Gardening for Pollinators. ]]> 2021-05-31 17:23:44 UTC https://padlet.com/rmalfi/svdidul5tex3xmbb/wish/1574083862 Million Pollinator Garden Challenge rmalfi https://padlet.com/rmalfi/svdidul5tex3xmbb/wish/1574118141 Do you maintain a pollinator garden on your property or on public land? If so, you can register your garden and contribute to a growing national database.]]> 2021-05-31 17:41:40 UTC https://padlet.com/rmalfi/svdidul5tex3xmbb/wish/1574118141 Xerces Society Webinars rmalfi https://padlet.com/rmalfi/svdidul5tex3xmbb/wish/1574128648 The Xerces Society is offering free virtual seminars over the summer, including a Pollinator Panel on June 23. Registration required.

https://xerces.org/events]]> 2021-05-31 17:47:41 UTC https://padlet.com/rmalfi/svdidul5tex3xmbb/wish/1574128648 Tufts Pollinator Initiative - Native Plant Sale June 20th rmalfi https://padlet.com/rmalfi/svdidul5tex3xmbb/wish/1574140161 Native Plant Sale in Medford, MA. https://sites.tufts.edu/pollinators/cultivate/native-plant-sale/]]> 2021-05-31 17:54:13 UTC https://padlet.com/rmalfi/svdidul5tex3xmbb/wish/1574140161 The Monarch Gardener (Ipswich) - May/June rmalfi https://padlet.com/rmalfi/svdidul5tex3xmbb/wish/1574143200 Farm stand open most Fridays and Saturdays through May and June, weather permitting. ]]> 2021-05-31 17:55:57 UTC https://padlet.com/rmalfi/svdidul5tex3xmbb/wish/1574143200 Grow Native Mass. (Waltham), Native Plant Sale June 9-11 rmalfi https://padlet.com/rmalfi/svdidul5tex3xmbb/wish/1574149075 Native Plant Sale taking place a bit earlier than Pollinator Week.]]> 2021-05-31 17:59:19 UTC https://padlet.com/rmalfi/svdidul5tex3xmbb/wish/1574149075 Nasami Farm (Whately, MA) rmalfi https://padlet.com/rmalfi/svdidul5tex3xmbb/wish/1574157846 Open Saturdays and Sundays.]]> 2021-05-31 18:04:12 UTC https://padlet.com/rmalfi/svdidul5tex3xmbb/wish/1574157846 Discover your nearest native plant vendor! rmalfi https://padlet.com/rmalfi/svdidul5tex3xmbb/wish/1574289473 A user-created map of native plant nurseries in New England. Find yours!]]> 2021-05-31 19:22:24 UTC https://padlet.com/rmalfi/svdidul5tex3xmbb/wish/1574289473 Blue Stem Natives (Norwell) rmalfi https://padlet.com/rmalfi/svdidul5tex3xmbb/wish/1574295471 Weekly hours available, pollinator garden kits available starting mid-June.]]> 2021-05-31 19:26:11 UTC https://padlet.com/rmalfi/svdidul5tex3xmbb/wish/1574295471 Wing and a Prayer Nursery (Cummington) rmalfi https://padlet.com/rmalfi/svdidul5tex3xmbb/wish/1574369164 https://aliceskitchenathoneyhill.com/amys-nursery/ ]]> 2021-05-31 20:17:35 UTC https://padlet.com/rmalfi/svdidul5tex3xmbb/wish/1574369164 1001 Pollinator Gardens rmalfi https://padlet.com/rmalfi/svdidul5tex3xmbb/wish/1574386494 Have you planted a pollinator garden? Document your contribution to pollinator habitat here!]]> 2021-05-31 20:30:50 UTC https://padlet.com/rmalfi/svdidul5tex3xmbb/wish/1574386494 That’s A Plenty Farm (Hadley) rmalfi https://padlet.com/rmalfi/svdidul5tex3xmbb/wish/1574464962 2021-05-31 21:37:03 UTC https://padlet.com/rmalfi/svdidul5tex3xmbb/wish/1574464962 Become a Beecologist! rmalfi https://padlet.com/rmalfi/svdidul5tex3xmbb/wish/1574947480 Learn about the Beecology citizen science project, a collaboration between scientists at UMass and WPI, and how you can capture data for scientific pollinator research happening right here in MA. ]]> 2021-06-01 02:34:06 UTC https://padlet.com/rmalfi/svdidul5tex3xmbb/wish/1574947480 JUNE 22 - NOFA/Mass Launches the MA Pollinator Network (MAPN)! rmalfi https://padlet.com/rmalfi/svdidul5tex3xmbb/wish/1575984122 We have launched a statewide network to connect people, communities, organizations, and research groups working to protect pollinators across the Commonwealth. We will be hosting a virtual launch event on June 22, 2021 at 7 PM! Registration required.]]> 2021-06-01 12:04:29 UTC https://padlet.com/rmalfi/svdidul5tex3xmbb/wish/1575984122 Beyond Pesticides rmalfi https://padlet.com/rmalfi/svdidul5tex3xmbb/wish/1576502178 Beyond Pesticides offers a week of actions you can take to help Pollinators. Check out their suggestions here! ]]> 2021-06-01 14:46:08 UTC https://padlet.com/rmalfi/svdidul5tex3xmbb/wish/1576502178 JUNE 23 - MA Pollinator Network will host native bee ecologist Kathryn LeCroy, Ph.D. rmalfi https://padlet.com/rmalfi/svdidul5tex3xmbb/wish/1581429998 Kathryn LeCroy, Ph.D. (University of Virginia) will be the first speaker of the MA Pollinator Network (NOFA/Mass) Summer Seminar Series! She will be speaking about her fascinating work on invasive mason bees displacing native mason bees and the large citizen science effort (over 200 participants!) she organized to collect valuable data. 

Register for event here: https://www.nofamass.org/event/mapn-speaker-kate_lecroy/]]> 2021-06-03 03:22:31 UTC https://padlet.com/rmalfi/svdidul5tex3xmbb/wish/1581429998 USDA Pollinator Week Webinar Series rmalfi https://padlet.com/rmalfi/svdidul5tex3xmbb/wish/1585985077  An excellent line-up of scientists talking about a wide array of topics related to pollinators.

Registration required - see link.]]> 2021-06-04 18:13:15 UTC https://padlet.com/rmalfi/svdidul5tex3xmbb/wish/1585985077 Metrowest Conservation Alliance Native Pollinator Task Force rmalfi https://padlet.com/rmalfi/svdidul5tex3xmbb/wish/1586555397 The MCA Native Pollinator Task Force has excellent pollinator protection resources posted on their website: https://www.svtweb.org/mca-native-pollinator-task-force]]> 2021-06-05 02:24:52 UTC https://padlet.com/rmalfi/svdidul5tex3xmbb/wish/1586555397 June 26th - Russell, MA rmalfi https://padlet.com/rmalfi/svdidul5tex3xmbb/wish/1602952713 "Attracting Birds, Butterflies, 
and Other Beneficials," a presentation offered by naturalist and landscaper John Root.

Saturday June 26th @ 10 am
Russell Public Library
85 Main St., Russell
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Event is free of charge.]]> 2021-06-22 11:37:39 UTC https://padlet.com/rmalfi/svdidul5tex3xmbb/wish/1619473502 June 26th (Orleans, Cape Cod) rmalfi https://padlet.com/rmalfi/svdidul5tex3xmbb/wish/1620232417 Orleans Garden Tour - visit six private gardens that showcase a variety of gardening styles.

http://www.orleansimprovement.org/oia-garden-tour-2021/

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