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2024 Educational Opportunities
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Helping You Learn to Grow…
March 23, 2024
March 26, 2024
Attracting Pollinators to Your Garden
Who are the pollinators in your garden? You might be surprised by the roles some garden insects play. Eighty percent of the world’s flowering plants depend on pollinators, and every third bite of our food is insect pollinated. Yet pollinator populations face threats including habitat loss, overuse of pesticides, and climate change. Learn ways that you can help to support their populations through practices at your home outdoor space and some recommended native plants for your garden.
Presented by Master Gardeners of Greater Kansas City Speaker’s Bureau
March 26, 2:00 pm- 3:00 pm
KC Public Library – Sugar Creek Branch
102 South Sterling Ave, Sugar Creek. MO 64054
April 6, 2024
Macro Nature Photography
Ric Sweeting, Extension Master Gardener, and photographer
Capture the small details of emerging spring! We have lots of flowers and insects “waking up” and you have everything you need with your iPhone and camera to catch them at their best.
Learn how to use the settings on your iPhone or camera to capture the emerging beauties of spring through various flowers and insects.
Bring your iPhone and/or camera for a brief introduction on setting and then follow Extension Master Gardener, Ric Sweeting, on the trail to capture your best shot!
This clinic is free to the public. Children aged 12 and up are welcome when accompanied by an adult. The clinic is limited to 25 participants, please contact mggkc.market.pub@gmail.com for registration information.
April 6, 9:00 am- 11:00 am
Burr Oak Woods Nature Center
1401 Northwest Park Road, Blue Springs, MO 64015
April 16, 2024
Introduction to Vegetable Gardening
Growing vegetables can be fun and rewarding. It might even save you some money! Getting the most from our crops is determined by our climate, location, and using space efficiently. And we all know, everything tastes better when it’s homegrown! An Extension Master Gardener from Master Gardeners of Greater Kansas City Speaker’s Bureau will discuss cool and warm season vegetables. Gardeners will learn when and where to plant, and other information you need to have a successful gardening season.
April 16, 2 pm- 3pm
KC Public Library – Sugar Creek Branch
102 South Sterling Ave, Sugar Creek. MO 64054
April 20, 2024
Earth Day Celebration
Lakeside Nature Center will celebrate Earth Day with information about the wildlife of Swope Park, learning about preservation while exploring the forest, pond, and marsh around the property, and making wildflower or milkweed seed balls. Master Gardeners of Greater Kansas City Children’s Program will be presenting “What’s in a Seed.” Children will learn about the anatomy of a seed by dissection and observation. They will also discover the ways that seeds are dispersed, and why seeds are an important food source.
This event is free to the public, all ages welcome
For more information visit https://lakesidenaturecenter.org/event/earth-day-activities/
April 20, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Lakeside Nature Center
4701 East Gregory Boulevard, Kansas City, MO 64132
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