THE IIMPORTANCE OF POLLINATION
POLLINATOR FESTIVAL* - FREE –
SPONSORED BY THE HOLIDAY ISLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Saturday, June 22, 2024 10am – 2 pm
The Pavilion, 13 Buckskin Drive, Holiday Island
1:00 pm Mayor Dan Kees Proclamation
1:30 pm District Manager Rich Figgins Ribbon Cutting – “Monarchs in the Rough” Garden
Short Walk (Golf Cart as needed)
Mariellen Griffith – Native Plants at the Monarch in the Rough
Certified Master Naturalist. Life Member of Arkansas Native Plant Society
Life Member of Arkansas Audubon Society
A special thanks to Vernan & Debbie Anderson and James (Critter) Christerson for the labor and all the contributors too lengthy to list!
EXHIBIT BOOTHS
John Swan - Certified Master Beekeeper
, former VP & Director for the Texas Beekeeper’s Association
Past President of Travis Cunty beekeeper’s Association, TX, Owner of Wicked Bee Honey Products & Wicked Bee Removal Services, Producer of Hive Jive Podcast
Patrick Ross – Eureka Springs Beekeepers
Ken Kimble – Native Bees
Eureka Springs Pollinator Alliance is the local community group promoting and advocating for Bee City USA Eureka Springs and pollinator species and native plants. As an organization, Bee City USA Eureka Springs is an affiliate of Eureka Springs Parks & Recreation Commission. We encourage & participate with several local community groups who share common interests in the wellbeing of our Pollinator populations.
Marty Powers - Monarch Butterflies
Shiloh Museum Grounds Manager
Katrina Sims - Conservation of Habitats
Grasslands Coordinating Wildlife Biologist, Pheasants Forever, Inc. and Quail Forever
Laurie Scott - Native insects
Lab Supervisor, Environmental and Regulatory Science, Outdoor Living Laboratory. Land Manager, NorthWest Arkansas Community College
Heather Cross – Pollinating Plants
Owner – Bear Creek Nursery
TREE CITY USA HOLIDAY ISLAND
Holiday Island Chamber of Commerce
Kelly Marie – Simplicity Real Estate Solutions
Jessica Ames-Russell - Artist
WELCOME TO THE LAST-MINUTE EXHIBITORS AND FRIENDS!
Downtown Dawgs Food Truck
Kids Activities (maybe adult too)
Build Native Seed Butterflies - Laurie
Observation Bee Hive – Find the Queen - John
Sample different kinds of honey - John
Milk Jug Germination - Laurie
Face Painting - Jessica Ames-Russell
* More than 80 percent of the world's flowering plants need a pollinator to reproduce; and we need pollinators too, since most of our food comes from flowering plants. One out of every three bites of our food, including fruits, vegetables, chocolate, coffee, nuts, and spices, is created with the help of pollinators