Red Barn Event - Exploring the Intricate Relationships of Plants and Pollinators
Streaming link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxzU5Je-X3M&list=PLjATQxBXvvgXSiC_qr24e5jmPS-LyJ5T9&index=2
This is a partnered event with the Wenatchee Valley chapter of the Washington Native Plant Society.
Doors open at 6:30pm for a community social with beer and wine available for purchase. The presentation will start at 7:00pm.
Pollinator networks involve 88% of all flowering plants, at least a million insect species, about a thousand birds, hundreds of lizards and more than a hundred mammals. There are many ways that plants have evolved to attract specific pollinators to collect and carry pollen to another flower from the same species. Pollinators benefit by finding nectar and pollen more easily and, of all pollinators, bees are the most efficient. Lisa's discussion will mention a few of the more extreme examples of pollinator-plant interactions and focus on connections between our Eastern Washington plants and pollinators.
About the Presenter:
Lisa Robinson is a Wenatchee Naturalist and native bee enthusiast. She began studying native bees with Dr. Don Rolfs then joined PNW groups such as Xerces' Bumble Bee Atlas and the Oregon Bee Atlas. She is one of the founders and a board member of the Washington Native Bee Society and participates in the Washington Bee Atlas.
