UMaine Extension webinar on backyard pollinators March 19

Orono, Maine — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a webinar for home gardeners titled “Backyard Resilience for Pollinators” from 6 – 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19. 

Participants will learn about the interdependence of pollinators, plants and the environment. Hannah Mullally, Wildlife Biologist for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Maine Field Office, will cover what participants can observe in their own backyards and actions everyone can take to create resilient backyard habitat for pollinators now and in the future. This webinar is the second in the 5-part series Gardening for the Future. 

Registration is required; sliding scale fee options are available. Register on the event webpage to attend live. For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact Rebecca Gray at 207.356.1348 or extension.gardening@maine.edu.

University of Maine Cooperative Extension

As a trusted resource for over 100 years, Extension has supported UMaine’s land and sea grant public education role by conducting community-driven, research-based programs in every Maine county. UMaine Extension seeks to build thriving communities and grow the food-based economy, focusing on aspects from production and processing to nutrition, food safety and food security. Extension also conducts the most successful out-of-school youth educational program in Maine through 4-H which offers hands-on projects in areas like health, science, agriculture and civic engagement and creates a positive environment where participants are encouraged to take on proactive leadership roles.