FOR ALL OF US WHO LOVE BUGS!

A few refresher reads from last year's Pollinator Week will get you excited and ready for the upcoming community events at The Black Mountain Center for the Arts.

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The Cecropia Moth is perhaps one of the most magnificent of our native species. Source: Moths of North AmericaIt's National Moth Week! This means folks from all over the world are participating in a global citizen science project, taking photos of moths they attract or find, and sharing them with conservation organizations. Don't know how to attract moths via moth lights or baiting? Wondering why you should care? Find them fascinating and want to learn about events in our area to geek out w

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All the media hype seems to be focused on bees, and perhaps a few butterflies, as the most important pollinators. For sure, pollinators are critical to us and the environment, with about 80% of flowering plants requiring active pollination by ants, bees, bats, birds, butterflies, moths, wasps and other animals, and about 75% of our crops depending on pollinators. Without pollinators we would starve and have little to look at in the natural world! We all tend to think of bees (specifically hone

And once you've done some homework, meet up with other insect aficionados at the Black Mountain Center for the Arts:

Please Bug Me

An Exhibit that Celebrates the Importance and Beauty of Insects

Exhibit Dates: March 29-April 28

Please Bug Me

Reception and Presentation April 19th, 4:30 pm

Free and Open to the Public

Stay up and Bug out!

April 12th, 8:00 - 10:00 pm

Free Event

Moth Nights

Discoveries in the Darkness 

April 19th, 6:30 pm

A Free Educational Presentation

Find a quick list of Painters favorite pollinator plants here.

Plus more information on supporting pollinators & wildlife can also be found on our Resources Page.