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Monarchs Across Georgia
​POLLINATOR SYMPOSIUM

Thank you for joining us for the 2020 Pollinator Symposium!

Join Monarchs Across Georgia VIRTUALLY for this two-day, pollinator-filled event to learn more about what is being done throughout the state to conserve, protect, and educate the public about important insect pollinators. The symposium will kick-off with a keynote address from Brannen Basham on “Restoring Pollinator Habitat.” Other topics on day 1 include Project Monarch Health, Bee Smart Eat Smart, Pocket Pollinator Gardens and a Children's Garden tour. Day 2 offers three virtual field trips with pollinator and plant conservation experts.   
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Special thanks to The State Botanical Garden of Georgia for hosting the virtual presentation of this event. 

Saturday, October 3, 2020:  9:00 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.  
Sunday, October 4, 2020:  1:00 - 3:30 p.m.

$40 for EEA members  /  $65 for non-EEA members
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​Keynote Speaker: Brannen Basham

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Restoring Pollinator Habitat 
Our backyards have the potential to be powerful tools in the fight against climate change and wildlife loss. A wide range of beneficial insects are declining at a rapid pace due to habitat degradation and other factors. Many of these imperiled species require more than just flowers to settle into an area, including places to make nests, lay eggs, or spend the winter. Learn how to repair the ecosystems around you and create a pollinator garden that provides forage and habitat year-round for a variety of pollinators, along with other beneficial animals. Brannen will speak about the most common pollinators and other beneficial insects you will see in the area, along with their favorite native plants.

Brannen Basham is a writer and horticulturalist living in Western North Carolina (WNC). Together with his wife Jill Jacobs, he owns Spriggly's Beescaping, a small business focused on nature education and habitat restoration. Brannen presents workshops regularly throughout the WNC region and provides pollinator/wildlife-focused landscaping services including design and implementation. He also is a weekly nature writer for The Sylva Herald of Sylva, NC and writes for Smoky Mountain Living Magazine. Find his book, A Guide to the Wonderful World Around Us: Notes on Nature, at sprigglys.com. ​​​


​Agenda

Saturday, October 3, 2020
9:00 - 9:15 a.m.                   Welcome & Orientation                         
9:15 - 10:15 a.m.                  Keynote Speaker

10:15 - 10:25 a.m.               BREAK
10:25 - 10:55 a.m.              Session #1
10:55 - 11:25 a.m.               Session #2
11:25 - 11:35 a.m.                BREAK
11:35 - 12:05 p.m.               Session #3
12:05 - 12:35 p.m.              Session #4
12:35 - 12:45 p.m.              Wrap-up Day 1   
Sunday, October 4, 2020
1:00 - 1:40 p.m.                  Virtual Field Walk #1
1:40 - 1:50 p.m.                  BREAK

1:50 - 2:30 p.m.                 Virtual Field Walk #2
2:30 - 2:40 p.m.                 BREAK

2:40 - 3:20 p.m.                Virtual Field Walk #3
3:20 - 3:30 p.m.                Wrap-up Day 2​​

Saturday Sessions

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Project Monarch Health
Monarch Health is a citizen science project working to track the prevalence of the protozoan parasite Ophryocystis elektroscirrha (OE) in monarch butterflies in North America. Learn how you can be involved in this vital research.
  • Paola Barriga, Postdoctoral Researcher and Teaching Associate, Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia

Bee Smart Eat Smart
Bee Smart Eat Smart is a curriculum designed to teach kids of all ages various cooking techniques and the importance of pollinators in our food systems.  Without a healthy pollinator population, we would not have the delicious healthy kid-friendly recipes that we will try out during this session. 
  • Cora Keber, Director of Education at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia


Pocket Pollinator Gardens
Even small spaces can host a delightful array of insect visitors. Explore techniques for creating your own potted prairie with Georgia native fillers, spillers, and thrillers!
  • Lauren Muller, Conservation Outreach Coordinator at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia


​Children’s Garden Tour
Join our Children’s Garden Coordinator for a tour of the Alice H. Richards Children’s Garden with a focus on pollination, education and how each gallery serves the role of teaching about the natural environment. 
  • Katie McCollum, Children’s Garden Curator at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia​

Sunday Sessions

​Native Grasses Walk
The participants of the native grasses walk will learn the benefits of native grasses in the Elaine Nash Prairie Restoration Project. 
  • Walter Bland, Managing Partner at Rock Spring Restorations

Pollinator Walk

The participants of the pollinator garden walk will discover the insect residents and learn about the different species that we find.  Join us and increase your insect identification skills.
  • Becky Griffin, Community and School Garden Coordinator, Georgia Certified Beekeeper/Pollinator Health Program Associate

​Nature Photography Walk

Please join our Nature Rambler and experience the natural areas, flora and fauna of the Garden while learning about the principals of nature photography.
  • Don Hunter, Nature Rambler
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Environmental Education Alliance, Inc.  
P.O. Box 801066 | Acworth, GA 30101


EEA does not does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in its program , activities, or employment. For more information on EEA's non-discrimination commitment click here .
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  • Our Story
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    • Wildlife Viewing Grant
    • Earth Month Activities
    • Garden-based Learning
    • EcoEngineering Challenges
    • Participatory (Citizen) Science
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    • Project-Based Learning
    • Teaching about Climate Change
      • P WET Climate Resilience pdf
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      • EEA Annual Conference
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