Make Your Garden into a Pollinator Haven!

Eugene OR

18 October, 2022

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Please join us for the October LCMGA Seminar! “Make Your Garden into a Pollinator Haven!” October 18th, 6:30-7:30 pm Seminar Description: We have all seen the headlines about pollinator declines, but the good news is that there are things we can do to make our landscape better for bees—and if we all do something, together we can have a big impact. Matthew Shepherd of the Xerces Society will introduce you to the diversity and natural history of Oregon’s native bees, and present straightforward ways in which you can make your garden—or neighborhood or city—a pollinator haven. Find out how to select flowers, provide nest sites, and why you should avoid pesticides. There are also community science projects to join in and other ways to engage your community. Speaker Bio: Matthew Shepherd, Director of Outreach & Education at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, has spent more than 35 years working with people from all walks of life to create better places for wildlife. He has worked for the Xerces Society for two decades, initially at the vanguard of a national effort to protect pollinators, but now focused on community engagement and conservation in towns and cities. Matthew is author of numerous articles and other publications and coauthor of books, including Attracting Native Pollinators (Storey Publishing, 2011) and Gardening for Butterflies (Timber Press, 2016). He learned gardening at his mother’s side and has created and maintained wildlife gardens everywhere he has lived. Register At: