Our native pollinators are underneath stress from habitat loss, pesticides, and the unfold of recent illnesses. What can we, as gardeners, to do assist the bees and pollinators in the environment?
On November 5, at Cottage Grove Backyard Membership, we’ll learn the way we will create pollinator habitats in our gardens. Collectively we’ll watch By no means Doubt How a Small, Considerate, and Dedicated Pollinator Habitat Can Change the World which is a part of the Oregon Grasp Gardener Superior Coaching collection.
This webinar will discover how the damaging results of habitat loss and fragmentation, pesticide publicity, and illnesses could be reversed by way of the retention or restoration of small bits of pure habitat (our gardens!). We are going to discover ways to create pollinator habitat — what crops do we’d like? How will we get issues established? Do we have to put together a spot for pollinators to nest? And what about host crops for butterflies? After working by way of among the extra frequent challenges with constructing pollinator habitat, the webinar will conclude by returning to what present science has to say about how our modest actions would possibly hyperlink up and contribute to general city pollinator well being.
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This on-line course is taught by Dr. Andony Melathopoulos, an Assistant Professor who’s main OSU’s efforts to design, implement and consider a state-wide pollinator well being program. He supplies coaching to pesticide applicators on cut back pesticide publicity to pollinating bugs, he hosts a weekly podcast on pollinator well being (PolliNation) and is presently working to assist owners and landscapers higher perceive handle pests whereas minimizing impacts to pollinators.
The Cottage Grove Backyard Membership is an area group with the mission of increasing our pursuits and constructing lifelong friendships whereas bettering our neighborhood and the atmosphere by way of sustainable gardening practices.
Creating Pollinator Habitat in Our Gardens will occur on Tuesday, November 5, at Cottage Grove Backyard Membership. We meet on the First Presbyterian Church, 216 South third Road (enter off the backyard on third Road). The Backyard Membership’s casual enterprise assembly begins at 6PM and the webinar begins at 7PM. Company and guests welcome.