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Join the Penn State Master Gardeners of Cumberland County for the annual Pollinator Festival on Saturday, August 24, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. outdoors at the Adams Ricci Butterfly Garden near the Midway Pavilion at Adams Ricci Park located at 100 E. Penn Drive, Enola, PA 17025.
This event is free to the public and all are welcome. No pre-registration required.
Meet the butterflies, bees, and other pollinators visiting the garden! Enjoy free youth activities, guided tours of the garden, and drawings to win free pollinator plants every half-hour.
Visit multiple interactive educational displays about butterflies and caterpillars, honey bees, native pollinator plants to replace invasives, and vegetable gardening.
Learn about pollinator friendly gardening and how you can certify your property as a Penn State Pollinator Friendly Habitat.
Talk with Penn State Master Gardeners to get answers to your gardening questions and learn more about the Conodoguinet Creek Watershed Association.
For more information about this free event, call the Penn State Extension office at 717-240-6500, email CumberlandExt@psu.edu.
Resource Link:
-- Pollinator Gardens: Help Encourage Ecological Diversity In Your Own Backyard
Upcoming Events
-- NOW: Penn State Master Watershed Stewards Offer Native Trees, Shrubs In Annual Fundraiser
-- Penn State Extension: Upcoming Training And Events For Agriculture Conservationists
-- Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professionals: Only A Few Seats Left: Level 1 Training [PaEN]
-- August 20: Heritage Conservancy, Partners Host Educator Workshop To Become A Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences Program Ambassador [PaEN]
-- August 22: Manada Conservancy Hosts Aug. 22 Summer Native Plant Sale In Dauphin County
-- August 23: In-Person Managing Invasive Plants Full-Day Penn State Extension Workshop In State College [PaEN]
-- August 27-- Penn State Extension 5-Part Backyard Stream Repair Webinar Series Starting Aug. 27
-- August 27: Penn State Center For Agricultural Conservation Assistance Training Hosts 3-Part Conservation Cornerstone Webinar Series For Ag Professionals Starting Aug. 27 [PaEN]
-- August 28: Penn State Extension Aug. 28 Webinar - Iron, Manganese, Hydrogen Sulfide In Private Water Supply Systems [PaEN]
-- September 4: Penn State Master Watershed Stewards Webinar On Watershed Friendly Lawn Care To Protect Drinking Water [PaEN]
-- September 5: Penn State Extension Hosts Webinar On Watershed Friendly Native Planting [PaEN]
-- September 5: Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake Bay Webinar On Watching Out For Winter Road Salt [PaEN]
-- September 6: Penn State Extension Hosts Webinar On Classic Biological Control Of PA Invasive Species [PaEN]
-- September 10: Penn State Extension Hosts Webinar On Proper Native Tree Planting For Long-Term Success [PaEN]
-- September 10-- Penn State Extension (1 of 10) Pennsylvania Forests Webinar Seminar Series - Using Geographic Information Systems to Track Management and Assess Attributes of Forested Property. Noon and 7:00 p.m.
-- September 11-- Penn State Extension Hosts Rain Barrel Discovery - Explore & Learn Webinar [PaEN]
-- September 12-- Penn State Extension Webinar: On A Few Acres - Permaculture & Risk Management [PaEN]
-- September 19-- Penn State Extension Master Gardeners of Cumberland County Gardening With Nature - Stormwater-Friendly Lawn Care Workshop. Cleve J. Fredricksen Library, 100 N. 19th Street in Camp Hill. 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
-- September 24: Penn State Extension Hosts Webinar On Community Forestry - TreeKeeper - A Tool For Tree Canopy Management [PaEN]
-- September 26-- York Master Watershed Stewards Host Tap Talk - Preserving York County Landscapes & Waterways With The Farm & Natural Lands Trust [PaEN]
Resource Links:
-- Penn State Extension Watershed Friendly PA Certification
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-- Penn State Extension: Shade Tree Commission Spotlight - Lewisburg Borough
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-- Penn State Extension: Arborist Short Course Series Starting Oct. 7
-- Penn State Extension: Is That Vine Damaging My Tree?
[Posted: August 16, 2024]
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