| Opening day 2016; native bee t-shirts; Pollinator Week 2016 event | | | | Science center opening day is this Thursday! That says it! We are so excited to begin our fourth season (can you believe it?) at our science center and butterfly house. We've been raising butterflies for weeks, and we are ready to put them in our mesh-enclosed butterfly house for all to enjoy! In addition to the butterfly house, the garden is bigger and lusher than ever, our Mojave desert tortoises Tessie and Watson are with us again, we'll have friendly millipedes, beetles, and other invertebrates to see and touch, and a host of activities new and old for kids of all ages. As in the past, we're open every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from June 16 to Sept 24th (except for Saturday, July 2). We can't wait to see everyone throughout the summer, and as always you can find directions, recommendations, and other information about our science center on our website at http://nevadabugs.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=f36a6832804531e72b552a751&id=cf72fb5a80&e=3b55a79641. | | |  | More details about our site & group visits
We always like to recommend close-toed shoes and weather-appropriate clothing when visiting us; we have cold water and some shade on site but it can be hot (next week is forecast to be around 100 degrees!). Butterflies inside and outside the house are usually most active on warm, sunny days. The weather this Thursday is actually forecast to be chilly (65 degrees), so they will become more active as the day becomes warmer.
And, it's the perfect time to schedule your group visit to our site! Group visits (group limit ~25 + chaperones) can be scheduled by emailing Kevin at kevin@nevadabugs.org. There are plenty of open times in July and August so just let us know! | | |  |
Nevada is home to over 1000 species of native bees that are important pollinators of both wildflowers and many food crops. They come in all shapes and sizes, and they can be found in a wide variety of habitats.
In order to celebrate these amazing creatures, we've created this special release t-shirt that highlights the incredible diversity in color, shape, and size of these amazing invertebrates, designed by our wonderful and talented board member Angela Hornsby. Proceeds from this sale will go directly towards our various educational programs, including workshops, talks, and take-home activities at our seasonal science center, like making your own native bee habitat!
Shirts are shipped directly to your address, order yours online today! Sale ends June 23rd. | | | | Topping off our opening days will be the 2016 Pollinator Week event at the UNR Pollinator Garden on Wednesday, June 22nd, in the courtyard of the Fleischmann Agriculture/Life Sciences building at the south end of the UNR campus. We'll have garden tours, pollinator talks from local experts, native bee and butterfly specimens, a bug petting zoo, poster and plant giveaways, native bee house making, and more!
This event is free and open to the public!
A full lineup, times for guided tours of the garden and talks, and information on parking is on the Facebook page for this event as well as on our website. Hope to see many of you there! | | | | |
