While pollinators may come in small sizes, they play a large and often undervalued role in the production of the food we eat, the health of flowering plants, and the future of wildlife. A decline in the numbers and health of pollinators over the last several years poses a significant threat to the integrity of biodiversity, global food webs, and human health, according to scientists. Join us for a series of live interactive webcasts, satellite field trips, and web seminars about pollinators, gardening, and conservation.  PollinatorLIVE is geared to grades 4 to 8.


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REGISTER for PollinatorLIVE and join us for a variety of distance learning adventures for your classrooms:

  • On September 29, 2010, join us for PollinatorLIVE: Honey Bees, Native Bees, Gardening, and More, which will be webcast live from 11 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. ET from the Washington Youth Garden at the U.S. National Arboretum in Washington, D.C.   We'll take a tour of the garden, learn about native and honey bees, go on a hunt for lesser known pollinators, and join a chef in Pollinator Kitchen and Café.     
  • On April 13, 2011, visit Austin, Texas and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, for Nature’s Partners:  Pollinators, Plants, and People. Meet the pollinators and their plants and learn how people benefit.

PollinatorLIVE is also offering web seminars for teachers and administrators through the National School Boards Association and National Science Teachers Association:

  • In October, learn about the benefits of outdoor education and schoolyard gardens on student achievement.
  • In February 2011, experts will present information on how schoolyard gardens can improve the health of students. 

Previous PollinatorLIVE programs have been archived.

    • In May 2010, a webcast about “The Insect Zoo in Your Schoolyard” was held at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. CLICK HERE to watch the streaming video and learn about pollination, pollinators, participatory science projects, the latest about monarch butterflies, and how to attract pollinators to your schoolyard. 
    • CLICK HERE for the web seminars held about “Schoolyard Gardening Basics” and “Meeting Standards by Studying Pollinators and Bees.”

    For a copy of a flier about PollinatorLIVE, CLICK HERE. Share it with your colleagues!
    Para una copia del volante en español sobre Polinizadores En Vivo, OPRIME AQUÍ.
    For a copy of a postcard about PollinatorLIVE, CLICK HERE.