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Native Plants & Pollinators Conference

Native Plants & Pollinators Conference

UConn Student Union

2110 Hillside Rd, Unit 3008, Storrs, CT, United States, Connecticut

Information and Registration at s.uconn.edu/nppc2023info

Early Registration $65.00, by Thursday, October 6, 2023
$75.00, after October 6, 2023
Matriculated Students, $25.00 with valid school ID

Registration fee includes:


• Lunch & Parking
• Admission to sessions
• Pesticide Recertification credits

Join us for an exciting day of presentations featuring current science-based research and information on supporting pollinators in managed landscapes. This program is designed for growers and other green industry professionals, landscape service providers, landscape architects and designers, town commissions, municipalities, schools, and homeowners. Learn how native plants support pollinator health throughout the year! Session topics:


• Bee The Future, Grai St. Clair Rice, Bee Joy
• Plants for Instant Pollinator Habitat, Nancy DuBrule-Clemente,
Founder, Natureworks Garden Center
• How to Collect and Sow Native Plant Seeds, Sarah Michehl,
Community Ecologist, The Land Conservancy of McHenry
County
• Monarch Butterfly Biology, Ecology, and Conservation Needs,
Kelsey Fisher, Ph.D., Connecticut Agricultural Experiment
Station
• All Decked Out: Great New Native Cultivars, Mark Brand,
Ph.D., Professor, University of Connecticut

Pesticide recertification credits - 5 credits (PA, 1A, 3A, 3B, 3D, 6, 7F)

Questions about registration?
Contact: Alyssa Siegel-Miles, Alyssa.Siegel-Miles@uconn.edu

This program is brought to you by Vickie Wallace and Alyssa Siegel-Miles, Dept. of Extension, and
Jessica Lubell-Brand and Mark Brand, Dept. of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture.

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