Lambton Heritage Museum virtual talk explores the importance of pollinators

Grand Bend, ON – Lambton Heritage Museum is hosting a virtual talk and panel presentation, Pollinators, Past and Present, on Thursday, September 30 at 7:00 p.m.

In this talk, the panel will discuss the importance of pollinators past and present, and how pollinators are an essential part of healthy ecosystems. Environmental professionals will highlight ongoing local initiatives to promote healthy pollinators, and museum staff will use artifacts from the collection to investigate the significance of pollinators in the past.

“Pollinators are all around us,” said Colleen Inglis, Education Program Coordinator at Lambton Heritage Museum. “They perform essential roles in the ecosystem that we can’t live without, but some creatures, like flies and wasps, can be viewed as inconveniences. Artifacts can help us explore the history of these complex relationships as we learn how to be better pollinator neighbours in the future.”

Panelists for this talk include James Corcoran from the Ministry of Transportation, a representative from Ontario NativeScape, and Colleen Inglis from Lambton Heritage Museum.

Virtual talks are free and pre-registration is required. You can pre-register for this virtual event through the Museum’s online event calendar.

Over the past year, Lambton Heritage Museum has hosted several interesting and engaging presentations including Invasive Species in Your Backyard, Putting It Back Together Again: The Log Cabin from Canatara Park, and Tundra Swans in Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas. Recordings of past presentations can be found on the Lambton Heritage YouTube page.

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Please contact:

Colleen Inglis

Education Program Coordinator, Lambton Heritage Museum

County of Lambton

519-243-2600 ext. 3157

colleen.inglis@county-lambton.on.c