Creating Pollinator-Safe Ecosystems

When: Feb 29, 6-7:30pm

Where: Louisville Public Library

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Learn what you can do at the state, local and backyard level to ensure a safe environment for pollinators of all kinds. The talk will cover why pollinators are important, why they are having problems, why native plants are important for them and what you can do to create pesticide free neighborhoods where pollinators can thrive. There will be a discussion of the efforts of the People and Pollinators Action Network (PPAN) at the state and municipal level to support pollinators and how you can get involved.

Speaker Bio: Don Murray is a meteorologist working at NOAA on issues related to climate change and renewable energy. He is a member of the board of directors of the People and Pollinator Action Network (PPAN). He stopped using pesticides in his yard and started planting flowers for pollinators in 2007, started keeping honeybees in 2013, and became a neighborhood leader for Bee Safe Boulder in 2014. He worked with the Boulder County PPAN chapter to encourage the City of Longmont to reduce/eliminate the use of pesticides on city property, frequently works events for PPAN, and teaches kids about pollinators at summer camp, as he believes them to be the future of the fight to save pollinators.