Protecting Windsor’s Pollinators 2018
Through the events and activities listed below, the goal of this year's project is to increase awareness of the importance of pollinators, increase pollinator habitat, and engage the entire community around the value of protecting Windsor’s native natural resources. We are grateful for the support provided by a grant from the Wild & Scenic Westfield River Committee.
This 4-minute Disney film offers a beautiful and stunning up-close look at the critical role pollinators play in the web of life.
2018 Pollinator Project in Review
Click below to see a photo collage of the year’s events.
COLLAGE
Click below for a project report and to see a sketch of the proposed pollinator-friendly
landscape design for the Windsor Town Office accessibility ramp. [PLEASE NOTE: in Fall 2019, this landscaping project was redesigned for its more fitting location around the new Welcome to Windsor sign]
REPORT & SKETCH
2018 Pollinator Project Schedule
For further details on each event, please visit our Community Calendar, where you'll also find local plant & pollinator images (just arrow back to March 2018, clicking on each image all the way through September, to learn more).
And be sure to check out our Pollinator Resources page!
FEBRUARY
Build Your Own Bee Hotel
[February 21, 2- 3:30 pm, Windsor Town Hall]
MARCH
Visit the new Pollinator Resource Corner
[Windsor Free Library]
APRIL
Join in the Community Read: Our Forgotten Pollinators
[April 22 Kick-off]
Earth Day Clean-Up & Garden Prep Party
[April 22, 8am - 3pm, Windsor Town Park]
Build Your Own Bee Hotel
[April 22, 11am - 1pm, Windsor Town Park]
MAY
Windsor Now & Then Special Pollinator Feature:
Protecting Windsor's Pollinators
Photo Guide: Host Plants & Butterflies
JUNE
Windsor Now & Then Special Pollinator Feature:
Bumble Bee Conservation
How to Create a Pollinator Garden
Town Pollinator Planting Day
[June 10, 9am - 1pm, Town Park & Town Hall]
Native Pollinator Plant Sale & Community Market
[June 10, 11 am - 2 pm, Historical Museum lawn]
Native Beekeeping: Economics, Ecology & the Plight of Our Native Bees by Dr. Robert Gegear
[June 6, 6- 7 pm, Notchview]
Community Read Discussion: Our Forgotten Pollinators
[June 13, 7-8:30pm, Town Hall]
JULY
Celebrate Moth & Nighttime Pollinators Week*
[July 24, 8 - 10pm, Tamarack Hollow Nature & Cultural Center]
*Event details in June 2016 Windsor Now & Then