Bees, or Not to Be? April 18 at Vermont Law School, South Roytalton, VT
For more information, e-mail nina.swaim@icloud.com
Morning Panel -- 9:00 to 12:00
• Latest scientific research on pesticides and honey bees
• How beekeepers try to meet the challenges of pesticides,
pathogens and climate change
• Activism around the US in response to the plight of honey bees
and native bees
Speakers: Mary Anne Frazier ,Senior Extension Associate at Penn State Center of Pollinator Research and Ross Conrad,
the author of Natural Beekeeping and regular contributor to Bee Culture Magazine
Afternoon Panel – 1:30 to 4:00
• Our diverse native pollinators, their habits and habitats
• Encouraging native pollinators with food plants and nest sites
they require
• Attracting beneficial insects to reduce pests naturally
Speakers: Entomologist Jarrod Fowler of UMASS Amherst, Lionel Chute, Director, Sullivan County Conservation District, NH, Cat Buxton, consultant, food system change teacher.
Staying all day? Bring your own lunch,or walk to a local eatery.
Sponsored by: Sierra Club of the Upper Valley Group, and Vermont Law School’s Center for Agriculture and Food Systems
For more information, e-mail nina.swaim@icloud.com
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