DMS Program: Speaker: Amy from Butterfly Pavilion
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18 Mar 2025 |
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 Denver Metro South
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You're invited to join us via Zoom for an inspiring talk! We'll begin with exciting club updates, and then dive into an engaging presentation from our guest speaker. Whether you're a member or a guest, we welcome you to be part of this dynamic session.
Topic: Without the help of pollinators, our lives would be fruitless…literally! This talk will give pointers on how to identify the many insects that pollinate flowering plants and how to create healthy pollinator habitat in your own backyard, including the perennials and shrubs you can plant now to attract them.
Speaker Bio: Amy Yarger, Butterfly Pavilion horticulture director, has worked in the public horticulture field since 1996. She received a bachelor's degree in ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of California, Irvine and then went on to study plant-animal interactions at the University of Michigan, where her master's thesis concerned the effects of invasive weeds on pollinator-plant relationships. Amy currently leads Butterfly Pavilion’s local pollinator habitat initiatives and partnerships, such as the Baseline Pollinator District, Manitou Springs Pollinator District and Cool Boulder. Her work at the Butterfly Pavilion, where she has worked since 2000, touches on many of her passions: plants, insects, habitat conservation and science education.