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SUMMARY:Pollinators of the American West: Meet Your Pollinator Neighbors
DESCRIPTION:The Tiny Heroes Living in Your Backyard Are in Trouble—And You Can Help\nThey’re buzzing in your garden, fluttering through parking lots, and quietly working in school playgrounds across Colorado. But the bees, butterflies, beetles, and moths that keep our world blooming are disappearing at an alarming rate.\nThe good news? You’re invited to meet the experts who are fighting back.\nJoin us for an evening with the brilliant minds behind the brand-new field guide “Pollinators of the American West”—scientists from Denver Botanic Gardens and Butterfly Pavilion who’ve teamed up to create the ultimate resource for understanding these essential creatures.\nWhy This Matters Right Now\n“We depend on the survival of pollinators for critical services like the food that we eat and even the air that we breathe,” explains Shiran Hershcovich, Senior Lepidopterist Manager at Butterfly Pavilion. With habitat loss and pesticide use threatening pollinator populations worldwide, learning to identify and protect these species has never been more urgent.\nWhat You’ll Discover\n\nHidden neighbors: “Pollinators are out there hiding everywhere—in our schools and parking lots and lawns and parks,” Hershcovich reveals. Learn to spot the remarkable diversity right outside your door.\nSurvival partnerships: Discover how pollinators and plants have co-evolved for millennia, creating intricate relationships that sustain entire ecosystems.\nConservation in action: Get practical tools to join the fight for pollinator protection, from your own backyard to broader advocacy efforts.\n\nAn Evening Made for Curiosity\nThis isn’t just a lecture—it’s your chance to dive deep with genuine experts. Bring your burning questions about bees, butterflies, and beetles for the Q&A session, and stay for light refreshments while you flip through the new guidebook.\nWhen curiosity turns to fascination, conservation follows. Come discover the tiny heroes working all around us—and learn how you can help them thrive.\nLight refreshments provided. Books available for purchase and signing.\n\n\nParking: Vail Village Parking Structure -Free\nFord Park Parking Lot -$2/hour, first hour free\n\n\n
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LOCATION:522 S. Frontage Rd. E., Vail, CO
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