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National Pollinators Week 2020 has come to an end. Color all of these important pollinators in our newest coloring book. These important creatures may be small in stature, but they’re powerful pollinators.

We’re giving you some fun coloring activities! In honor of National Pollinators Week, we’ll be sharing a coloring page featuring a different pollinator every day. Another nighttime pollinator, some bat species prefer nectar over insects. These winged mammals pollinate plants that might not smell good to humans, but we sure enjoy them other ways!

In the insect world, you can discover a variety of creatures from the cool to the downright creepy. However, there is no group of insects more hardcore than butterflies. How so? Some butterflies are hungry … for blood.

We’re giving you some fun coloring activities! In honor of National Pollinators Week, we’ll be sharing a coloring page featuring a different pollinator every day. These tiny birds pack a powerful punch when it comes to pollination. Hummingbirds may drink mainly nectar, but they also carry pollen.

Join us on our Facebook page Mondays through Fridays at 10 a.m. for a live video with Great Parks staff. We’re celebrating pollinators for National Pollinators Week. Nature Interpreter Julie is sharing all about how prairie plants are homes for pollinators. If you can’t make it to Farbach-Werner Nature Preserve, see what plants are in bloom now in this video.

Want to create a nature journal with your child? Grab some paper and a pencil, step out the front door and use this prompt.

Join us on our Facebook page Mondays through Fridays at 10 a.m. for a live video with Great Parks staff. We’re celebrating pollinators for National Pollinators Week. Director of Education & Events Amy shows a new way to look at flowers – by dissecting them! Learn more all about the parts of flowers with us in this video.

We’re giving you some fun coloring activities! In honor of National Pollinators Week, we’ll be sharing a coloring page featuring a different pollinator every day. Beetles are one of the largest groups of pollinators. They’ve been pollinating flowers and plants longer than you may think.