Date: 4/4/25 9:03 am From: Barbara Volkle <barb620...> Subject: [MASSBIRD] 4/5/25 - Massachusetts Butterfly Club Spring Meeting - Beyond Flowering Plants: Helping Pollinators Thrive Year-Round
Many of you are interested in pollinator gardens and bird friendly habitat.
Join us for this talk!
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Join us for the Spring Meeting of the Massachusetts Butterfly Club!
Mass Audubon Broad Meadow Brook in Worcester
*Saturday, APRIL 5, 2025, *from 4:30 - 7:00 pm.
Join us at 4:30 PM for a POTLUCK SUPPER, followed by a business meeting, and our speaker.
Our guest speaker *Amy Meltzer* will present /"/**/Beyond Flowering Plants: Helping Pollinators Thrive Year-Round/**/"/. This talk includes a brief introduction to the biodiversity crisis, explaining why providing habitat for pollinators is essential for maintaining a sustainable ecosystem. Amy will show that pollinators not only need flowering native plants as food for adults, but also need specialized native plants that provide food for their young. You will learn about the kinds of shelter needed year-round for pollinator health and reproduction, and how to manage your landscape to provide it. Amy will also discuss the need for water and the importance of minimizing night light. She will share extensive resources on choosing and sourcing native plants and managing our landscapes to support biodiversity, as well as tips on organizing in your community to create pollinator habitat outside of private gardens.
Amy Meltzer is co-chair of the steering committee of the Mass Pollinator Network, is an active member of Grow Native Massachusetts, and is on the Research Team of Elders Climate Action. She has been researching and growing native plants for over twelve years.
You can also join us by *ZOOM*. Call opens at 5:15 PM. Register in advance for this meeting:
HATS AND TEES - Our new tees and hats will be for sale at the meeting! Hats are $20, tees are $25. Tees are available in 6 colors. Images are on our website www.massbutterflies.org . Cash or check only.
SPRING JOURNAL - The 2025 Spring issue of Massachusetts Butterflies will be available for pickup at by members.
MAS BROAD MEADOW BROOK - Arrive early and explore Massachusetts Audubon Broad Meadow Brook Sanctuary.
POTLUCK SUPPER - Please support our efforts to reduce waste by bringing a place setting for your meal.
