This is the third and final class in a course featuring various expert presenters addressing the importance of eco-friendly landscaping. This class will be taught by entomologist and presenter Blake Dinius and will cover the life and science of bees and how they relate to eco-friendly landscaping. Bees have evolved alongside our native plants for millennia. Blake will review science-based information on how we can prevent America’s bees from becoming America’s lost bees. The class will discuss the myriad lifestyles of our native bees, the intimate relationship forged between native bees and native plants over millions of years, the challenges native bees face in quickly changing human landscape and gardening tips to help support our native bees

Blake graduated with a degree in Biology from the University of Massachusetts in Boston. Soon after, he began a 7-year career in insect research where he directed studies on bees, lacewings, springtails, earthworms, and other critters. He helped to develop guidelines and practices that are currently being used worldwide. Currently, as a Plymouth County Extension Educator, Blake is committed to delivering science-based education; Information that you can put into practice and rely on. Blake offers programs on anything entomology-related, including pollinator gardening, tick bite prevention, guided butterfly walks and more.

Presented by the Friends of Snow Library. To register or for more information, visit https://friendsofsnowlibrary.org/lifetime-learning-program/.