Heather Holm, Selecting Native Trees and Shrubs that Support Pollinators
While most trees are wind-pollinated, the ones that are insect-pollinated provide important forage for pollinators, especially in early spring. Learn which canopy trees, small trees, and shrubs are insect-pollinated, and the types of pollinators each plant attracts. Factors influencing pollinator visitation, including flower structure, flower resources, flowering phenology, and the plant community where the woody plant occurs, will be discussed.
Heather Holm is a local author, landscape designer, and consultant specializing in pollinator landscapes and native landscape restorations. She is a passionate advocate for the use of native plants to attract and support pollinators, beneficial insects, and wildlife in residential and commercial landscapes, organic farms, and restored landscapes.
We briefly profile an ?Organization of the Month? at the start of each of our chapter meetings this year. Our goal is to raise awareness of the many good groups doing great environmental work in our area. Tonight we?ve invited Pam Frink from the White Bear Lake Seed Library They?re located at the WBL Library http://www.rclreads.org/about/locations/rcl-white-bear-lake. Stillwater area residents are invited to use this service. September is a great time to contribute seed.Come to the meeting to learn more.