Fall Seminar Gardening With Natives for Birds, Bees and Butterflies
Sat, Oct 25
|Crossroads - Collins Learning Center
Learn how to support the vital species of pollinators by choosing plants based on the ecosystem they provide. Understand the web of relationships necessary for the effective conservation of birds, bees, and butterflies.
Time & Location
Oct 25, 2025, 8:30 AM – Oct 26, 2025, 1:00 AM
Crossroads - Collins Learning Center, 2041 Michigan St, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235, USA
About the event
The Fall Seminar features lectures by David Garison Stevens, Curator of Longnecker Horticultural Gardens at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum and Emily Stone, Naturalist/Education Director at the Cable Natural History Museum in Cable, Wisconsin. Stevens will present "Native Shrubs and Trees for the Birds and the Bees," and Stone will present "Why Monarchs Need Volcanoes." Together these presentations will explore the mutually beneficial relationship between native plants and the pollinators they support. Purchase tickets at www.DoorCountyTickets.com. Tickets are $10 and include lunch.
With the understanding that this is an important topic in this time of declining populations of birds, bees and butterflies; a coalition of botanic, environmental, and nature organizations of Door County have collaborated to promote this presentation in order to create a more resilient and healthier ecosystem. The Door County Master Gardeners, Crossroads at Big Creek, and Wild Ones of Door County are co-sponsors of the event on October…