Central Maine School Garden Educators Symposium
March 28 @ 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
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Saturday, March 28, 2026 (snow date, March 29)
9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
UMaine Extension Penobscot County Office
307 Maine Avenue, Bangor, Maine 04401
Cost: $0, $25, $50 (select a payment option that best works for you)
Bring a bagged lunch; snacks and coffee provided.
Birds, Bugs and Blooms
Join fellow educators for a hands-on, idea-filled day focused on connecting students to birds, beneficial insects, and flowering plants through school gardens. The symposium features rotating bird-focused learning stations, practical seed-saving activities with students, and a lively lightning round of mini-sessions on cooking, bog gardens, garden clubs, and collaborative art. Afternoon sessions highlight pollinator protection, embracing insects in the garden, and a facilitated discussion on fundraising and volunteer engagement, followed by a creative flower dissection activity. The day wraps up with door prizes and a seed giveaway.
Registration is required to attend. Please contact Kate Garland (katherine.garland@maine.edu) to be added to a waitlist if registration is full.
Don’t miss this chance to connect, learn, and rejuvenate your passion for garden education!
For a reasonable accommodation, please contact Kate Garland, katherine.garland@maine.edu or 207.942.7396.
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