Date: Saturday, March 29
Time: 12:30pm - 4:00pm
Location: Ice House Building in Downtown Harrisonburg (127 West Bruce Street Entrance), Pale Fire Brewing Company, & Drifters Café
Join us for the third Pollinators in Your Yard event, taking place in Downtown Harrisonburg at the Ice House building, Pale Fire Brewing Co., and Drifters Café! This event, that celebrates ongoing efforts to support Harrisonburg as a pollinator-friendly city, is full of information and activities that the whole family may enjoy.
The event kicks off with a discussion about pollinator-friendly initiatives happening around the City of Harrisonburg. Learn details about specific pollinator animal species found in Harrisonburg's greenspaces and the plant species that support them, and recent pollinator project collaborations that have taken place in Harrisonburg City schools and around the community!
Also spend time visiting interactive education stations to learn more about pollinators and what you may do in your own green space! Admission is free.
2025 Schedule of Events:
Informative Talks - Ice House Building, 127 West Bruce Street Entrance
- 1:00pm - Kickoff Discussion - Harrisonburg's Pollinator Program, An Update - Harrisonburg City Staff
Hear about current efforts with pollinator-friendly initiatives in Harrisonburg including the pollinator corridor and its gardens, the new Honeybee Permit, and more!
- 1:15pm- 2:15pm - Talk 1 - Pollinators in Harrisonburg: A Story of Discovery & Future Research - Lee Brown, Margaret Luck, Amy Goodall
Learn from James Madison University educators as they present their findings and years of work studying pollinators right here in Harrisonburg! Learn details about specific pollinator animal species in Harrisonburg's greenspaces and the plant species that support them.
- 2:30pm - 3:30pm - Talk 2 - Growing Together: Pollinator Education in Harrisonburg, A Panel Discussion - Amy Goodall (JMU & Keister Gardens), Ryan Frost (Keister Gardens/JMU Give), Alexandra Szucs (Spotswood Elementary Gardens), Kathy Yoder (Vine & Fig Gardens)
Learn about recent pollinator projects that have taken place in Harrisonburg City School greenspaces and around the community! These activities and projects have been made possible with much collaboration with City staff, City Schools, local organizations, and more! Learn about environmental-friendly initiatives taking place in your community, educational opportunities, and be a part of the brainstorm for future environmentally-friendly collaboration!
Education Stations - 12:30pm – 4:00pm - Beside and inside the Ice House Building (127 West Bruce Street entrance), Pale Fire Brewing Company, and Drifters Café
- Virginia Master Naturalists Headwaters Chapter
- Build Our Parks
- Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance
- VA Native Plant Society - Plant, Ridge, and Valley Natives Guide - Anna Maria Johnson
- Bee Campus USA - Ali Sloop, JMU
- JMU Bee-Friendly Beekeepers Club
- The Natural Garden
- Harrisonburg Public Works Greenspace Management & Stormwater Team (HCAP & Pollinator Program)
- JMU Geography/Biology
- Edith J. Carrier Arboretum
- Girl Scout Troop 652
- Bee Photography - Scott Jost
- Massanutten Regional Library
- Harrisonburg Martin Luther King, Jr. Way Coalition
- Central Shenandoah Valley Extension Master Gardeners
- Horizon Gifts
- Blue Ridge PRISM
- Rocktown Urban Wood
- Molly Suzanne Photography + Artwork
Play Pollinator BINGO - Visit Education Stations for a chance to win prizes! Pick up your BINGO Card at the event's welcome table at the Ice House!
Education Station Map & Pollinator BINGO Card - Coming Soon!
Event Parking is available in the West Bruce Street parking lot, Water Street Parking Deck, Harrisonburg City Hall Parking Lot, and Harrisonburg Electric Commission Lot in appropriate parking spots. Please pay attention to public parking signage guidelines/time-frames.
Main Event Entrance (JMU entrance doors off of W Bruce St)
Upcoming
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