Spectacular Pollinators on Spectacle Island
About this Event
Pollinators are at the very foundation of our ecosystems, and with all they do they deserve some recognition! So, give pollinators their flowers and join us on Spectacle Island for a pollinator event to close out the summer!
Your ticket includes:
- Boat transportation to and from the islands (*12:30pm ferry only*)
- Educational porch talks
- Guided walks
- Native seed giveaways
- Participatory science
- Arts and crafts
This year, enjoy activities from: Mass Audubon's Boston Nature Center, Boston Harbor Now, Massachussets Master Gardeners Association, and the Department of Conservation and Recreation
Learn about and observe pollinators while you explore Spectacle island, take a dip in the harbor, and enjoy everything else that Spectacle Island has to offer!
Important information:
Spectacle Island is a Leave No Trace Island: Please bring everything you bought back with you off the island, including trash. Please leave everything you found on the island, including shells and pottery.
Please bring sun protection, a reusable water bottle, a trashbag, and lunch. Concessions are available on the ferry, and may be on the island.
Spectacle permits you to swim at your own risk, with no life guard on duty most days of the week.
Ferries leave the island at 1:30PM, 3:30PM and 5:30PM. Participants are welcome to leave on any ferry they choose.
Agenda
🕑: 12:00 PM - 12:20 PM
Arrive to Long Wharf (Check In)
🕑: 12:30 PM
Departure from Long Wharf
Info: All participants must board ferry 10 minutes prior to departure. Your ticket only includes free ferry service on the 12:30PM ferry to Spectacle Island.
🕑: 01:00 PM
Arrive - Spectacle Island
🕑: 05:00 PM
Event Ends
🕑: 05:15 PM
Final Ferry Boarding
Info: This is the final boat of the day. All individuals must be on board by 5:25PM for a prompt 5:30PM departure. We will return to Long Wharf 30-40 minutes from departure.
🕑: 05:30 PM
Ferry Departure
Info: This is the final boat of the day. All individuals must be on board by 5:25PM for a prompt 5:30PM departure. We will return to Long Wharf 30-40 minutes from departure.
Activities
🕑: 01:15 PM - 02:00 PM
Plant & Pollinators Guided Walk
Info: Massachusetts Master Gardeners Association lead this educational guided walk.
🕑: 02:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Porch Talk: Growing Wild
Info: DCR's Patrick Lindquist leads this mini-lecture porch talk.
🕑: 03:15 PM - 04:00 PM
Birds & Bugs Guided Walk
Info: Mass Audubon's Boston Nature Center leads this educational guided walk.
🕑: 04:15 PM - 04:30 PM
Porch Talk: Bumble Bees of Massachusetts
Info: Boston Harbor Now leads this mini-lecture porch talk.
🕑: 04:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Pollinator BioBlitz (Final Push!)
Info: Find and document as many pollinators as you can during the Pollinator BioBlitz.
🕑: 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Other Activities
Info: Enjoy arts and crafts, native seed giveaways, and self-guided scavenger hunts throughout the event.
Where is it happening?
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