Mark Your Calendars: Pollinator Day in Peterborough County

Have We Got an Exciting Workshop For You! 

On Saturday November 1, 2014, pollination biologist Susan Chan will present this full day workshop designed for farmers, landowners and concerned citizens. Susan will outline the fundamentals of pollination, as well as habitat requirements for pollinators and beneficial insects. Case studies will be presented, and strategies for mitigating threats to pollinators will be proposed.

Susan has been invited to give presentations to thousands of people across Ontario, and her extensive research is inspiring farmers and landowners to implement pollinator conservation plans on their own properties.

Our special guest, Dr. Rosana Pellizzari, Medical Officer of Health for Peterborough City and County, will speak to recent research completed by Public Health Ontario on neonicotinoid pesticides.

Participants will each receive a copy of Farms at Work’s A Landowners’ Guide to Conserving Native Pollinators in Ontario, and will spend time building nests for cavity-dwelling bees to take home for use on their own properties. 

There will also be ample time to visit the Pollinator Exhibition, where participants can interact with stewardship organizations and regional businesses that provide pollinator-friendly plant material and services to landowners. If you operate a native plant nursery or are part of a stewardship organization and would like to become an exhibitor, please let us know!

Tickets are $30 each and include Landowner Guides and lunch. Spots are filling up very quickly for this exciting workshop, so make sure to register early! To purchase tickets, visit: www.pollinatordayptbo.eventbrite.ca.

For more information, contact: jay@farmsatwork.ca  |  (705) 743-7671.  

We'd like to thank the Peterborough Foundation for their generous support in developing this event.