Native
Pollinators and Honey Bees
Laurie Collins and Tim Weller will be the
featured speakers at the Wednesday, May 11 meeting of the Cumberland Woodland
Owners Association. They will speak about the importance of “Native
Pollinators and Honey Bees.” The meeting will be at 7:00 PM, at the
Franklin County Ag Heritage Building which is located at 185 Franklin Farm Lane
in Chambersburg. The meeting is open to the public. You do
not have to be a member of the association and there is no cost to
attend. The meeting is handicap accessible. Directions are
available at: http://extension.psu.edu/franklin/directions.
In forested and other natural areas,
pollinators assist in the production of fruits and seeds that are essential to
the diets of wildlife such as small and large mammals, and especially migratory
and game birds. It is those seeds and fruits, consumed and dispersed by
wildlife, that maintain natural ecosystems and can help revegetate areas
disturbed by natural events or commercial harvesting and development.
Pollinators need a diverse, abundant food source and a place to build their
nests and rear their young. As land managers, if woodland owners keep
these two elements in mind they can encourage pollinator populations.
The Cumberland Woodland Owners Association is
an organization of forestland owners and others interested in forestry issues
in south central Pennsylvania. For more information about the meeting or
the Cumberland Woodland Owners Association, contact Fred Peabody at
717-776-3565 (email: fredp5@earthlink.net)
or Mike Waldron, 717-677-7317 (email: mdwald57@yahoo.com).
