NatureLIVE Community Day

Title: NatureLIVE Community Day
Location: W.G. Jones State Forest in Conroe
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Description: Pollinator Week at Jones State Forest

NatureLIVE @ Jones State Forest

Meet and talk with
our Texas Master Naturalist Volunteers
to find out…
What’s all the buzz about bees, birds and butterflies?

Relax and walk among the flowers and pollinators – stop – visit with a Texas Master Naturalist volunteer at the different stations

Start Here Tent – Pick up your species count guide; Texas Master Naturalist
Plants for Pollinators – plant selection info and take home a plant to grow
Monarchs On The Move – butterfly migration and how you can help them
Solitary Bees Fly Solo – Build a solitary bee nest box to take home
Bee Hive Buzz – See our hive and visit with our beekeeper
Hummingbird Restaurants – identify local hummingbirds and how to feed them
Pollinator Puddles and Ponds – different species need different water sources
Pollinator Art – make an art project to display at home
Other Cultures Honor Pollinators – meet the Chikawa Dancers
Take a Shot at Nature – a small thing with a simple camera can be a great photo
Catch the Rain Water – rain water harvesting in big and small ways
Feed the Worms; Feed the Butterflies -worm composting for the pollinators
Chimney Swift Tower – why and how it was built
Owl Nest Boxes – how to build it and where to put it

SUGGESTED ITEMS TO BRING

A lunch or snack. You can take a break at one of our picnic tables.
A bag for all the educational literature and give away items we have for you.
A water bottle you can refill for free at our ice filled water jug.

ENTRY FEE: NONE
Start Time: 10:00
Date: 2012-06-23
End Time: 13:00