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'Pollinator in Peril' events slated in Sandpoint |
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July 24, 2017 |
A noted bee expert will headline a “Pollinators
in Peril” series of events in Sandpoint Tuesday
and Wednesday, August 1-2, focusing on the
importance of pollinators and how to help them.
Events will include a community seminar, a booth
at the Sandpoint Farmers Market for children,
and a film showing with a panel discussion at
the Panida Theater.
All are free and open to the public and
sponsored by the University of Idaho College of
Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS). More
information is online at
www.uidaho.edu/cals/news-and-events/sandpoint.
Robbin Thorp, a retired University of California
Davis bee expert and UI adjunct professor, will
visit the Sandpoint Orchard at N10881 Boyer Road
near Sandpoint. Thorp will study the area’s bees
at the invitation of CALS Dean Michael Parrella,
the incoming president of the Entomological
Society of America.
The community events are:
6:30 p.m. Tuesday, August 1, Little
Panida Theater: Seminar will feature
Thorp, Parrella, UI William F. Barr Entomology
Museum curator Luc Leblanc and native bee expert
Paul Rhoades. They will talk about the
importance of pollinators, their recent
population trends and bee management.
3 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 2,
Sandpoint Farmers Market: The college
will offer elementary-age children a free
science kit as part of its Summer of Science
program. Children will learn about insects and
native bees.
6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, August 2, Panida
Theater: Two videos will focus on Thorp
and an imperiled bumblebee. A panel discussion
will follow. The video “The Old Man and the Bee”
is a CNN report about Thorp’s search for the
Franklin’s bumblebee. The other video, “A Ghost
in the Making: Rusty-patched Bumble Bee,” is a
documentary about the first bee in the
continental U.S. added to the Endangered Species
List.
The Sandpoint Orchard features 68 varieties of
heirloom and modern apples. Operated by the
nonprofit Center for Organic Studies, the
orchard also grows pears, cherries, apricots and
other fruits.
The center and university are working together
to help people appreciate organic farming
methods and the importance of local food
systems.
The UI agricultural college launched its Summer
of Science program in Moscow in June with the
Moscow Farmers Market. More about the program is
online at
www.uidaho.edu/cals/news-and-events/farmers-market.
The Moscow program runs through August and
features weekly programs at the market focusing
on topics ranging from native pollinators to
dairy science, nutrition and plant science,
among others. |
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