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On Saturday, April 23rd, from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., the LaSalle Public Library will be partnering with Perfectly Flawed Foundation at the 6th Annual Earth Day Clean-Up at the Illinois and Michigan Canal, in LaSalle. <br/><br/>Library staff will have a booth with information about Pollinator Pathways – Plant Your Patch, related educational materials, details on Citizen Science, and will be distributing free, wildflower seed packets to individuals and groups interested in parti...

On Tuesday, April 12th, at 6:00 p.m. central, the LaSalle Public Library will virtually host Natalie Martin, University of Illinois Extension Master Gardener, and Donna Blomquist, Librarian, at LaSalle Public Library, for an informational program on Pollinator Pathways, a community project funded through #PlantWildflowers Initiative. <br/><br/>The program will provide details on the importance of pollinators and how to acquire free, wildflower seed packets through the Library that s...

Chris Wiltshire of Flying Deer Nature Center and Lakeville Hose Companys Assistant...

When you're headed into the grocery store, you're probably thinking about your shopping list. Landscape architect Michael Willard would like you to reflect for a few moments on pollination. (Paid Post)

Get Growing with Mickey Rathbun: Protecting pollinator populations is key for phoebes, other birds Bees retrieve pollen from an azalea bush, one of the first plants that blooms in spring, in Jessica Tanner’s yard in Northampton. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS Jessica Tanner cleans out dead stems from her pollinator garden at her home in Northampton. She leaves the stems all winter so insects can live in them throughout the cold months and hatch in the spring. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS Bees retriev...

Get Growing with Mickey Rathbun: Protecting pollinator populations is key for phoebes, other birds Bees retrieve pollen from an azalea bush, one of the first plants that blooms in spring, in Jessica Tanner’s yard in Northampton. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS Jessica Tanner cleans out dead stems from her pollinator garden at her home in Northampton. She leaves the stems all winter so insects can live in them throughout the cold months and hatch in the spring. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS Bees retriev...