Celebrate Nebraska Pollinator Week starting June 19

Join the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission in celebrating our state’s native pollinators — including more than 200 species of butterflies — during Nebraska Pollinator Week this June 19-25.

Take part in the Nebraska Pollinator Quest; join the Pollinator Party at Schramm Education Center; or learn all about pollinators at Ponca State Park. These events and nine more are being hosted by Game and Parks or other partners across the state.

Find an event near you at OutdoorNebraska.gov; search “Pollinator Week.”

Game and Parks events will include:

• The Nebraska Pollinator Quest, an event that challenges participants to find and record as many pollinators as possible using the application iNaturalist throughout the week.
• Pollinators at Ponca State Park, a naturalist-led event starting at 8 a.m. June 20 at the park, 88090 Spur 26E, Ponca.
• Neighborhood Nature Fest, a community event from 5 to 7:30 p.m. June 21, at Benson Park, 7028 Military Ave., Omaha.
• Science of … Pollinators, a free webinar from 3 to 4 p.m. June 22. Register to attend in the event listing at OutdoorNebraska.gov.
• Nebraska Pollinator Quest at Medicine Creek, a mini-bioblitz focused on pollinators starting at 11 a.m. July 23 at the Shady Bay Campground, Medicine Creek State Recreation Area, 40611 Rd 728, Cambridge.
• Nebraska Bumble Bee Atlas Field Training, a session dedicated to training community scientists to track and conserve Nebraska’s native bumble bees from 9 to 11 a.m. Mountain Time at Wildcat Hills State Recreation Area, 210615 NE-71, Gering. Register to attend in the event listing at OutdoorNebraska.gov.
• Pollinator Party at Schramm Education Center, an opportunity to see live honey and bumble bees, learn about pollinators, make crafts and more. This event is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the education center, 21502 W. Highway 31.

Get additional events details in the listings at Calendar.OutdoorNebraska.gov.

Pollinator Week, in Nebraska and internationally, is an effort to celebrate and raise awareness about pollinators and their conservation. Pollinators, including bees, hummingbirds and butterflies, add more than $217 billion to the worldwide economy through crop pollination. They pollinate more than 180,000 plant species around the world — including plants that provide food for people, birds and mammals.