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Mar 7
2020 Grand Rapids Smart Gardening Conference
March 7, 2020 8:45AM – 4:15PM 8:50 a.m. - 4:15 p.m. Devos Place, 303 Monroe Ave NW Grand Rapids, MI 49503
2020 MSU Extension Smart Gardening Conference in Grand Rapids, MI. Based on solid science and earth-friendly environment! Learn about being a resource-responsible gardener.
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Smart gardening for kids: How to make your yard bee-friendly
Published on January 1, 2019
Smart Gardening tip sheet for kids on how to make your yard bee-friendly -
Using pollinator gardens to help teach math
Published on January 29, 2019
Engaging youth in planning and designing a pollinator garden can help them gain comfort with math. -
Michigan insects in the garden – Week 5: Bee flies
Published on July 9, 2020
Are these fuzzy flower visitors friend or foe? -
Helping honey bees pollinate pickling cucumber fields
Published on January 21, 2019
Watch our new video to learn more about pollinating cucumbers by honey bees. -
New resources in Michigan provide seeds for pollinator habitat
Published on January 11, 2019
Project Wingspan and Bee and Butterfly Habitat Fund expand their programs to Michigan and will provide seeds to help increase pollinator habitat. -
Michigan Family Farms Conference brings education and resources to small-scale farmers
Published on January 21, 2020
Small- and medium-scale farmers are invited to attend the Michigan Family Farms Conference on Feb. 8, 2020 at the Kalamazoo Valley Community College. -
BASF Living Acres to make donation to Heroes to Hives in honor of Pollinator Week
Published on June 15, 2020
Help double the impact — the company will donate an additional dollar, up to $5,000 for every like or share of the post on Mon., June 22. -
MSU scientists eying environmental conservation through precision agriculture
Published on June 19, 2020
Representatives from Michigan State University and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources are interested in how precision agriculture technologies can benefit environmental conservation. -
Free Smart Gardening Series offered online
Published on June 4, 2020
Join us for online sessions on beekeeping, wildlife damage management, pollinator-friendly landscaping, vegetable garden insects, the Upper Peninsula hotline responder team and garden resources, and tips for using your fruits and vegetables. -
Protecting pollinators during home lawn grub control
Published on May 1, 2019
The most widely used insecticides for grub infestations of lawns are neonicotinoid insecticides, which are toxic to pollinators if they are sprayed over flowers. -
Pollinator habitat: Making every acre count
Published on April 28, 2020
Free webinar on April 30 from MSU’s Pollinator Initiative with guests from the Bee and Butterfly Habitat Fund and Project Wingspan. -
Entomology student camps out to crack mystery of who preys on monarch eggs
Published on March 13, 2019
Only about 5 percent of monarch eggs survive to become butterflies. Doctoral student Andrew Myers set up 24/7 surveillance to determine who is preying on the eggs. -
Monarch research takes flight in a social distancing world
Published on June 4, 2020
Responding to restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, these field researchers reorganized and are amplifying their monarch conservation study through the power of citizen science. -
Pollinator Health Meetings to provide update on Great Lakes Pollinator Health Project
Published on February 22, 2019
Three regional meetings will share how to support and build on local efforts to improve pollinator health based on MSU research and findings. -
The pollinators have not disappeared from your garden
Published on August 26, 2019
Several issues may explain why you did not notice pollinators this year. -
Michigan insects in the garden – Week 2: Green bees
Published on June 18, 2020
Bright green bees are flying under the radar in your garden.
