Kellogg Environmental Center/ File photo
DERBY - Join Kellogg Environmental Center staff at 1 p.m. Aug. 15 for an hour-long program with guest speaker Andrew Danzig, a Certified Master Gardener.
Learn about the ideal habitats to attract pollinators and the importance of supporting species native to Connecticut.
Discover ways to create sustainable habitats for native pollinators and the components of one’s backyard that can attract these pollinators. Participants will also be provided with information on specific plants that pollinators enjoy as well as locations in Connecticut and New England where those plants are obtainable.
Registration is required for this free, in-person program.
Please register through the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection calendar of events webpage Programs at Kellogg Environmental Center (wufoo.com) or contact susan.quincy@ct.gov for assistance.
The New Normal Health & Safety Guidelines for CT State Parks provides important guidance for participants and visitors (https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/DEEP/COVID-19/Health_Safety_Flyer_NN_Final.pdf ).
The Kellogg Environmental Center, a facility of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, is located at 500 Hawthorne Ave. It is open 9 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
For further information or directions please email donna.kingston@ct.gov or phone the Kellogg Environmental Center at 203-734-2513.
This is a press release from the Kellogg Environmental Center.
There are several species of plants and pollinators currently in decline, so it is important for everyone to play a role in helping sustain those populations.
During this two-hour program, participants will be introduced to native plant species and other backyard features that support local wildlife. There will be rock painting; participants should bring in their own rocks that are relatively large and flat (large enough for a child’s handprint). Kellogg Environmental Center will provide the art materials.
After the rock painting activity, participants will learn how to harvest seeds of native plants without removing the whole plant from their ecosystem.
Participants will be provided with information on where native plants are easily obtainable from nurseries and garden centers across the state and New England.
The Kellogg Environmental Center is at 500 Hawthorne Ave.
Registration is required for this free program. Please register through the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Calendar of Events webpage at https://www.depdata.ct.gov/calendar/viewev.asp?id=7497 or contact susan.quincy@ct.gov for assistance.
This is a press release from the Kellogg Environmental Center.
Pollinators’ Day, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. May 25, is focused on the needs of pollinators and ways you can become involved in their conservation. 
