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WSU Snohomish County Master Gardener Foundation Winter Speaker Series: The Pollinator Underground: Wild Bees in Domesticated Places

March 26, 2027 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am

$30.00

The Pollinator Underground: Wild bees in domesticated places

March 26, 2027

In the first session, I’ll talk about why bees are important, how they use the spaces that we create to stay alive, and what we can do to conserve native bees (and improve pollination in our gardens.)  In the second session, I’ll give a quick introduction to the diversity of local bees.  Lots of pretty pictures!

Speaker Profile:
Will Peterman is a lifelong geek who stumbled into pollination ecology in graduate school, and remained fascinated by native bees even as he was drawn into the attractive nuisance that is the Seattle software industry.  He was an early adopter of digital insect photography, and used that as leverage to gain entry into the UW biology community, where he spent a decade learning to keep, track, and identify bees.He is currently studying the behavioral economics of foraging bees, that is, how bees (and other natural detectives) choose flowers, find food, and make mistakes.
He would like to remind everyone that bees need dirt!

About the Series: Over two decades of great gardening advice

The lecture series sponsored by the Snohomish County Master Gardener Foundation features eight knowledgeable gardeners, authors and subject matter experts sharing their expertise on a variety of gardening subjects.  The presenters are chosen by their intriguing topics, educational value and entertainment.  Doors open at 9:00 am.
The lecture begins at 9:30am – 11:30am, it is located in the Weyerhaeuser Room at the Everett Train Station.
Schedule Changes: If for some reason, a lecture must be cancelled and rescheduled, that information will be posted above the line below. This might occur due to WEATHER or if a SPEAKER has to cancel at the last minute or has a change in his/her schedule.

Season Tickets or Single Tickets Available

Season Pass (includes all 8 lectures): $110.00 per person, available October – January 1st.

  • Purchase on-line:
  • Use the PayPal link at https://www.gardenlectures.com.
  • Purchase by mail: Make checks payable to SCMGF, send to:

SCMGF c/o Leigh Anne Burford
6705 Puget Park Drive
Snohomish, WA 98296

Please include a name and email address with your check.

Single Tickets (for one lecture): $30.00 per person, available after January 1st on this site or at the door the day of lecture.

Details

Date:
March 26, 2027
Time:
9:30 am - 11:30 am
Cost:
$30.00
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Website:
https://www.gardenlectures.com

Organizer

Snohomish County Master Gardener Foundation
Email:
http://www.snomgf.org/contact-us.html
View Organizer Website

Venue

Everett Station – Weyerhaeuser Room
3201 Smith Ave, 4th Flr
Everett, WA 98201 United States + Google Map

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