Join Osmia Bee and Pollinator Partnership in a free live webinar to learn expert tips and tricks for creating a pollinator garden the whole ecosystem will be buzzing about. In this webinar, you will gain insider knowledge about Pollinator Partnership's Bee Friendly Gardening program, and learn how to create a thriving ecosystem that supports essential pollinators like bees, butterflies, and other beneficial insects. Pollinator gardening is vital for maintaining biodiversity, supporting food production, and fostering healthy ecosystems. In this webinar, you will learn how to:

- Provide Forage: Learn how to select a variety of native plants with overlapping bloom times to supply nectar and pollen throughout the growing season.

- Create Nesting Habitat: Understand how to design spaces that cater to the nesting needs of solitary bees and other pollinators, such as leaving bare soil, installing bee hotels, or preserving dead wood and hollow stems.

- Avoid Harmful Practices: Gain insight into reducing pesticide use and adopting eco-friendly gardening methods to ensure a safe and supportive environment for pollinators.

The one-hour session may count toward your continuing education hours and is taught by Sara Wittenberg, the Bee Friendly Garden Manager at Pollinator Partnership. She holds a BS in Zoology (Auburn University), where she examined causes of mortality of birds of prey admitted to a rehabilitation facility, and an MS in Biology (University of Arkansas), where she explored the natal origins of migratory Merlins and Northern Harriers. Her experience includes interning at the national zoo in Costa Rica; directing the rehab program at the Southeastern Raptor Center; co-running a HawkWatch banding station in the Florida Keys; tracking gopher tortoise movements at Fort Benning, GA; conducting breeding bird surveys for the USFS; conducting Sandhill Crane/Sage-Grouse surveys for the USFWS; and assisting with Cornell University’s search for the (extinct?) Ivory-billed Woodpecker.

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