Creating Buzz: The Joy, Ease, and Challenge of Supporting Pollinators

Name: Creating Buzz: The Joy, Ease, and Challenge of Supporting Pollinators
Start: 2025-03-01T10:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-03-01T12:00:00-06:00
Location: 515 Douglas Ave, Ames, IA, United States, Iowa 50010

Schedule

Sat Mar 01 2025 at 10:00 am to 12:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

515 Douglas Ave, Ames, IA, United States, Iowa 50010 | Ames, IA

Pollinators like butterflies, hummingbirds, native bees, and honey bees are essential to our ecosystems—and they need our help!
This lively presentation dives into the fun of planting beautiful, nectar-rich flowers, the ease of simple steps like reducing sprays and mowing less, and the rewarding challenge of shifting attitudes about weeds and wild spaces.
Whether you’re a seasoned gardener, a renter, or simply curious about supporting nature, this talk will leave you inspired and ready to create a buzz in your community. After all, in nature, “diversity is the key to stability,” and “the more you know, the less you mow!”
Speaker — Jamie Beyer, Lifetime Master Gardener; President of Central Iowa Beekeepers Association; Recipient of the Spencer Award from Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture
PARTICIPATE IN PERSON OR ONLINE.
A Zoom link will be posted before the event at https://www.AmesPL.org/event/creating-buzz
The Ames Seed Library (www.AmesPL.org/SeedLibrary) will be on site, stocked with native and pollinator-friendly seeds and resources.

Presented in partnership with Ames Public Library, Story County Conservation, and the City of Ames Pollinator Committee.