Biodiversity Through Pollination - Garden Tour

Saturday July 12th at 10am

Beecology Research Garden

Breakneck Hill Conservation Land

Hosted by the Southborough Open Space Preservation Commission!

Celebrating 10 years of collaboration with Dr. Robert Gegear.

Join Freddie Gillespie, Chair of Southborough’s Open Space Preservation Commission and a member of the Stewardship Committee, for a tour of the Beecology Research Garden at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land. See firsthand how creating functional pollination systems can help preserve biodiversity.

Plant-pollinator diversity is declining at an alarming rate worldwide. The continued loss of native plant-pollinator diversity poses a significant threat to the health and integrity of our terrestrial ecosystems.

Freddie will show us around the Garden where Dr. Gegear has documented the success of the plantings to increase pollinator biodiversity. See firsthand how this conservation project supports at-risk bee species on Dr. Robert Gegear's priority list!

Walk through the gardens, view the new meadow installation, and hear about the various challenges encountered.

Learn more by watching a presentation Dr. Gegear recently gave called “10 Years of Restoring Native Plant Pollinator Functional Diversity at Breakneck Hill” for the Ecological Landscape Alliance. Video available here https://youtu.be/PH56pk9jdRY

We also celebrate the many volunteers that made this garden a reality.

Meet in the parking lot next to 66 Breakneck Hill Road Southborough at the Beecology Research Garden.