Pollinator Festival
Date: October 13, 2018
Time: 12-5 p.m.
Location: Grand Island Campus
Bees Butterflies and You!
- Vendors
- Speaker Panels
- Live Music
- Tour Our Pollinator Garden
- Fun Activities for Children and Adults
- Beekeeping Demonstrations
Join us at Central Community College-Grand Island for our first annual pollinator festival. Our speakers and vendors will share information about pollinators and the plants that support them; vendors will have products available for purchase. Visit with CCC staff for grant information on community pollinator gardens. This is a family-friendly, fun event.
Choose from two lecture tracks running simultaneously from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. We’ll finish the afternoon with a panel discussion – Where do we go from here?
Featured Speakers:
- Dr. Doug Gollick, Asst. Professor of Entomology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Elizabeth Killinger, Master Gardener, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Pete Berthelson, Conservation Blueprint, LLC.
- Carol Wienhold, Nebraska Department of Roads
- Rae Powers, Xerces Society
- Brian Nilson, Nebraska Beekeepers Association
Check out the Pollinator Festival Facebook event for more information.
Sponsors
Garcia Farms
Prairie River Honey Farm
Natural Food Products, Inc.
Studio K Art Gallery