Planting for Pollinators [Online]
Category
Admission
- $5.00 - Member
- $10.00 - Non-Member
Description
Tuesday, June 21, 6:30 – 7:30 pm
$5 Members, $10 Nonmembers
Instructor: James Wolfin, Conservation Specialist, Twin City Seed Company
This workshop offers planting practices that benefit pollinators and the environment and practices you can install to protect them, including pocket plantings, trees and shrubs, bee lawns, pollinator meadows, and more!
James Wolfin is a Conservation Specialist with Twin City Seed Company where he aims to bring more visibility to bee lawns as a conservation tool for residents and land managers. Before his time with Twin City Seed, James was the Director of Education with Metro Blooms, a Minneapolis based nonprofit that aims to bring green infrastructure and native plants to our landscapes. James completed his MS in Entomology at the University of Minnesota where he was advised by Dr. Marla Spivak (UMN bee lab) and Dr. Eric Watkins (UMN turfgrass science lab) where he studied bee lawns – turfgrass lawns enhanced with pollinator-friendly flowers.