Let's celebrate POLLINATORS! 

Join us Saturday, June 15th, for an early celebration of Pollinator Week! See pollinator specimens up close, meet scientists and horticulturists studying and providing habitats for our local pollinators, create your own print inspired by pollinators, and more! Smithsonian Gardens will be joining us to share about the Smithsonian's many gardens and how insects spread pollen. We also will welcome our friends from the USDA Forest Service to share about the importance of pollinators and more information on pollinators local to us here in DC. Families can join at any time during the duration of the event and stay as long as suits each family.

Location: This program is held in Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center, on the Ground Floor of the museum. Please enter through the Constitution Avenue entrance. Q?rius is located on the right as you enter the museum.

Accessibility: Access services such as American Sign Language interpretation, real-time captioning (CART), or audio-description are available with advanced notice. However, accommodations may not be possible with less than two-weeks advanced notice. To request this service, please call (202) 633-5238 or e-mail NMNHAccessibility@si.edu.

Image Information: A bumblebee gathers pollen in The People's Garden in Washington, D.C.  The yellow-orange area on the bee's hind leg is its pollen basket. Pollen baskets are found on the hind legs of certain species of bees and are used in collecting pollen to return to their hive or nest. 

Image Credit: USDA Photo by Lance Cheung