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Event Series Event Series: Pollinator Party

Pollinator Party

June 24, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Free

The Schramm Education Center will host the annual Pollinator Party family event in partnership with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Bee Lab, Nebraska Extension, the UNL Entomology Department, and the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum. This FREE event is taking place as part of a statewide celebration of Nebraska Pollinator Week. Activities for all ages will be set up outside and in the Schramm Education Center Classroom.

At this event, you can:

  • See live honey bees, bumble bees, monarch butterflies in different life stages, and other live insects
  • Help collect and document insects on the Schramm prairie and pollinator gardens using the iNaturalist app to contribute to the Biodiversity in State Parks project
  • Buy native plants at a plant sale hosted by the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum
  • Make pollinator crafts and play pollinator games
  • Extract and bottle your own honey for purchase
  • Meet a Nebraska Extension Master Gardener and Nebraska Extension Entomologist to get your garden and urban entomology questions answered
  • Watch and assist with a bumble bee survey at 11:00, 12:00, and 1:00
  • Make a native seed ball to take home
  • Participate in a pollinator art scavenger hunt
  • Get your hand painted
  • Buy lunch at the Family Traditions BBQ food truck or ice cream at the Cruizin Cones ice cream truck

Attend to help celebrate pollinators in Nebraska, learn more about pollination and pollinators, and explore how you can help local pollinators. Participation in the event is free, but regular admission costs will apply for any visitors wishing to explore the Education Center in addition to the event. A state park vehicle permit is not required in the Education Center parking lot.

Details

Date:
June 24, 2023
Time:
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Series:
Cost:
Free
Event Categories:
,
Website:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1209603536872755?ref=newsfeed

Venue

Schramm Park Education Center
21502 W. Highway 31
Gretna, Nebraska 68028
+ Google Map

The Schramm Education Center will host the annual Pollinator Party family event in partnership with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Bee Lab, Nebraska Extension, the UNL Entomology Department, and the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum. This FREE event is taking place as part of a statewide celebration of Nebraska Pollinator Week. Activities for all ages will be set up outside and in the Schramm Education Center Classroom.

At this event, you can:

  • See live honey bees, bumble bees, monarch butterflies in different life stages, and other live insects
  • Help collect and document insects on the Schramm prairie and pollinator gardens using the iNaturalist app to contribute to the Biodiversity in State Parks project
  • Buy native plants at a plant sale hosted by the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum
  • Make pollinator crafts and play pollinator games
  • Extract and bottle your own honey for purchase
  • Meet a Nebraska Extension Master Gardener and Nebraska Extension Entomologist to get your garden and urban entomology questions answered
  • Watch and assist with a bumble bee survey at 11:00, 12:00, and 1:00
  • Make a native seed ball to take home
  • Participate in a pollinator art scavenger hunt
  • Get your hand painted
  • Buy lunch at the Family Traditions BBQ food truck or ice cream at the Cruizin Cones ice cream truck

Attend to help celebrate pollinators in Nebraska, learn more about pollination and pollinators, and explore how you can help local pollinators. Participation in the event is free, but regular admission costs will apply for any visitors wishing to explore the Education Center in addition to the event. A state park vehicle permit is not required in the Education Center parking lot.

Details

Date:
June 15, 2024
Time:
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Series:
Cost:
Free
Event Categories:
,
Website:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1209603536872755?ref=newsfeed

Venue

Schramm Park Education Center
21502 W. Highway 31
Gretna, Nebraska 68028
+ Google Map