Get ready for Pollinator Week 2024 with a number of FREE pollinator events across Alberta!
Xerces Society Live Bug Banter Podcast
June 17, 2024 - 2 pm MDT
Online through Zoom
Join Bug Banter co-hosts Matthew Shepherd and Rachel Dunham for a Q & A session on all things bees. Bring your questions about bees and your enthusiasm!
ANBC Annual General Meeting
June 18, 2024 - 6:30 - 8:30 pm MDT
Online through Zoom
Join us learn about how the Alberta Native Bee Council is run and get updates on recent, and upcoming, projects including the Native Bee Monitoring Project and the Waterton and Elk Island Projects.
There are no fees to attend but to vote in the AGM you must be a member.
Want to make a bigger difference for the bees? Join our Board of Directors!
The positions of treasurer and member at large are open. To apply, please fill out our nomination form and email it to info@albertanativebeecouncil.ca.
Oldman Watershed Council & Naapi’s Garden
June 19, 2024 - 9 pm MDT
Cardston, Alberta
Spend a day planting native flowers with the Oldman Watershed Council at Naapi’s Garden to help native pollinators!
Where: Meet at Moses Lake Community Hall (north of Cardston) at 9am, then together to Naapi’s Garden.
More information will be shared with those who register!
Pollinator Carnival
June 22, 2024
10:30 am - 3:30 pm MDT
Capstone Canada 150 Square, Red Deer
The Pollinator Carnival is a fun, free event at Capstone Canada 150 Square in Red Deer, designed to create awareness and appreciation of pollinators. Talk to experts and learn about bees! Games, prizes, activities and entertainment are all included.
Free to attend – no tickets or pre-registration required!
Pollinator Walk & Talk
June 23, 2024
1 pm - 2 pm MDT
Ellis Nature Centre, Red Deer, Alberta
Come for a pollinator walk & talk in celebration of pollinator week! Board member Charity Briere will teach participants about various native pollinators & talk them on a walk to search for them. This event is free, but pre-registration is strongly encouraged!
This event is weather dependent and may be cancelled in the event of inclement weather.