Gardening can protect monarch butterflies
Help monarch butterflies thrive by planting milkweed, creating pollinator gardens, reducing pesticides, and protecting habitats.
Are insects the future of food?
Insects are a sustainable, nutritious food source gaining attention. Learn about their benefits, the role they could play in the future of food, and more.
'Bee' mindful of pollinators when spraying fruit crops
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Bees are a fruit tree owner’s friend and need special protection from pesticides, says University of Missouri Extension horticulturist Michele Warmund. Bees are essential to pollinate many fruit crops, including apple, pear, Japanese plums, sweet cherries, blueberry and elderberry, says Warmund.
From Idea to Fruition
Sarah Havens helps Missouri women landowners engage in forestry through programs, workshops, and resources that inspire leadership and stewardship.
First MU Master Pollinator Steward classes begin in May
Learn to support pollinators through hands-on classes covering bees, butterflies, habitat, and conservation starting in May.
Beekeeping class set in Hillsboro
HILLSBORO, Mo. – Scott Moser, longtime beekeeper and president of the Jefferson County Beekeepers Association, will teach a beginning beekeeper class at the University of Missouri Extension Center in Jefferson County, 301 Third St., Hillsboro.The class will be 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17. For more information, call 636-797-5391.MU Extension and Jefferson County Beekeepers sponsor the class.