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September 4 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm PDT
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***This event has unfortunately been cancelled***
IN-PERSON WORKSHOP
If your idea of a ‘bee’ is one that makes honey, lives in a hive of thousands, and serves her queen, we’re here to enrich your world with news of our native bees! Join our workshop in collaboration with MEC Vancouver, where Stanley Park Ecology Society educator Julia Taylor will lead participants through the incredible diversity of native bees found in our region and break down common misconceptions. You’ll learn about their unique life cycles, how to tell between bees, wasps, and flies, practice some bumblebee ID, and understand their crucial roles in our ecosystems that have evolved over millions of years — with a chance to get up-close and personal with some bee specimens! Whether you’d like to support native species, give your garden a boost, or simply dive into the tiny but mighty world of these fascinating insects, join us for engaging presentations and hands-on learning to “Discover the Buzz”!
Plus:
- Take a look at bee specimens through a microscope!
- Each participant will walk away with garden seeds to support pollinators!
- Take part in “Adopt a Pollinator” with SPES, and receive a corresponding certificate and magnet
PROGRAM DETAILS
Accessibility notes: This workshop will take place while seated in a community room space, possibly in closer groups. The event will take place on the third floor, and attendees will gather on the ground floor to be escorted by a MEC staff member up to the event space via elevator, and the building entrance is level with the sidewalk with automated double doors to enter. There is no store-front parking, but there is an attached indoor parkade and elevator access. There are washrooms available on the second and third floors.
Terms and Conditions
(1) Registration required - NO DROP-INS ARE ALLOWED. Fees for this program are based on a sliding scale – reduced fees are available for those with financial barriers.
(2) Cancellation policy – We offer partial refunds for program fees up to 7 days before the program. A 20% administration fee applies. Cancellations with less than the required notice are non-refundable. We do not refund fees for late or missed programs. Please request a refund by emailing publiced@stanleyparkecology.ca. You may also choose to support our public education programming by donating your registration fee.
(3) Weather – Our tours typically run rain or shine, and this particular workshop is not weather-dependent. Rarely, programs may be postponed or cancelled due extreme weather like high winds or extreme heat. We will alert you by email if the program needs to be rescheduled. If the program cannot be rescheduled, refunds will be offered with a 20% administration fee or you may choose to transfer your ticket to another program of the same value.
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The land on which we gather is the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Musqueam (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm), Squamish (Skwxwú7mesh), and Tsleil-Waututh (səlilwətaɬ) Peoples. Their stewardship and respect for this land has carried forward for thousands of years long before settlers named it “Stanley Park”.