Certificate in Native Plants Event - Pollinators 

This course is an elective course and provides 4 credits toward the completion of the Certificate in Native Plants program.

We will explore the importance of native pollinators and how their decline is a threat to our health and wellbeing. Special emphasis will be placed on what gardeners can do in their yards and communities to reverse this disturbing trend. Walking tour of different pollinator habitats at Reflection Riding and “Pollinator Gardens.”

Session Objectives:

By the end of the workshop, participants will:

• Understand the two types of pollination, abiotic and biotic.
• Recognize animal pollinators, including the difference between honey bees and native bees.
• Understand the environmental benefits of animal pollination.
• Understand why animal pollinators are in decline with special emphasis on native pollinators such as bees and the Monarch butterfly.
• Understand “Pollinator Friendly Practices.”
• Understand the importance of planting “Native Pollinator Gardens.”

Instructor:  This session's instructor is Ann Brown, a retired librarian. Ann volunteers for the Tennessee Aquarium and Reflection Riding.  She is a member of Lookout Mountain Beautiful Garden Club; Master Gardeners of Hamilton County; Tennessee Ornithological Society; Tennessee Valley Chapter of the Wild Ones; and, the North American Butterfly Association. Ann’s yard on Lookout Mountain is a certified Wildlife Habitat as well as a certified NABA Butterfly Garden and Monarch Waystation.  She helps maintain three “Native Pollinator Gardens” one on Lookout Mountain, one at Reflection Riding and one at John Wilson Park, 2010 Cummings Highway, Chattanooga, TN, 37419. She advocates for “Pesticide-Free” yards and communities and the planting of “Native Pollinator Gardens.”

Registration Policy:  As with all Certificate in Native Plants classes, class size is limited.  To give everyone the best opportunity to participate, there is a non-refundable cancellation fee of $10, with the balance refunded if you cancel at least 7 calendar days before the class will be held.  If the class is cancelled by the instructor or the CNP program, registrants will get a full refund.  

If you do not pay online, you will need to mail your check to CNP, 4918 Marlow Drive, Red Bank, TN 37415.  Please put the date of the program in the memo line as well as the last name of the person you are registering.  You will not be registered until your payment is received.