Join us on October 4 for Whitfield’s annual Pollinator Festival! Learn about the importance of pollinators in your garden or farm and pick up some native pollinator plants at our plant sale and giveaway. Presentations by pollinator professionals.
Event Hours:
10:00AM Gates open
4:00PM Event closes
Guest Speaker Schedule:
| Time | Speaker | Topic |
| 10:30-11:45 | Rachel Chandler, licensed Irrigation Contractor of New Mexico By Design, LLC | Backyard Habitats Drip Irrigation |
| 11:45-12:30 | Laurel Ladwig, Director of the ABQ Backyard Refuge Program | NM Backyard Refuge Program |
| 12:45-1:15 | Jeff Sanders, Education Manager at VSWCD | Pollinator planter box demo |
| 1:30-2:15 | Ted Hodoba, Botanist and former VSWCD District Manager | Hummingbird Gardens |
| 2:30-3:15 | Jade McLellan, Research Scientist, UNM | Native bees |
| 3:15-4:00 | Chuck Hayes, Wildlife Biologist | Monarch Butterflies |