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Birds, Blooms & Butterflies Festival
August 10 @ 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Birds, Blooms & Butterflies Festival is Saturday, August 10, 2024, 9:00 am-3:00 pm
Presented by Michigan Automotive Compressor Inc. and Dawn Foods
This is a FREE community event thanks to the generous support of our sponsors!
The Dahlem Conservancy is excited to announce the 16th Annual Birds, Blooms, and Butterflies Festival this summer 2024. Environmental education organizations, presenters, and volunteers involvement will help strengthen our community’s appreciation for the natural world. Please join us, and many other organizations, for this fantastic family-friendly event!
The BBB Festival will include a wide variety of outdoor learning opportunities and activities for all ages. We are planning to offer a live birds program, Monarch & Zebra Swallowtail butterflies and caterpillars exhibit, environmental education programs (birds, blooms, butterflies, honeybees and pollinators, etc.), nature walks, native plants and bird seed sales, children’s crafts, live music, food vendors, and more. We’re looking forward to seeing you at this summer’s BBB Festival!
Presentations Schedule. Programs will be held in the large Dutcher Classroom
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10:00-10:45 — Birds Blooms Butterflies: Invasive Species That Impact Them presentation by
Shikha Signh, JLW CISMA. Come learn about what pollinator species are and why they are important to the
ecosystem. We will also discuss some of the invasive species found in the area, and how they might negatively
impact our pollinator species.
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11:00-12:00 — Live Birds of Prey presented by Michigan Avian Experience
Come see the American Bald Eagle!!
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12:30-1:15 — Why We Need Pollinators and They Need Us presentation by Becky Green, Becky’s Birds
and Bees. Learn how pollinators help feed us all, and what we can do to protect them.
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1:30-2:30 — Solar Energy presented by Ken Zebarah, Harvest Solar
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Food Trucks — FFF Food Truck, Mexibillies, and Kona Ice
K105.3 Radio Station will be onsite during the morning hours
Welcome Tent – pick up a schedule and map
Visit the following booths and vendors;
Bee Quiet Honey – selling honey products and maple syrup
Dahlem’s Kids Activity Station
Golden Wings Photography – selling products
Jackson Audubon Society – caterpillars and butterflies exhibit
Jackson County Conservation District
Jackson County Master Gardeners – kids craft, Q/A
Jackson County Health Department
Jackson District Library
JLW CISMA – booth and presentation on invasive plant species
Kids ‘N’ Stuff – learn about mushrooms and kids craft
Lions Club Jackson Eyeopeners
MSUFCU – sponsor booth
Michigan Bluebird Society – education, selling items
Michigan DNR
Nature Discovery – LIVE ANIMALS booth
Sponsor Table – pick up information from our sponsors
The Perennial Connection LLC – plant sales
Upper Grand River Watershed Alliance
Williamson’s Water and Woods
Windy Rock Farm & Nursery – plant sales
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES – We need your help! Please complete the Volunteer Sign Up Form and we will contact you soon to discuss and confirm your interest and availability. Thank you so much for your support and talents. We look forward to having you join us for the festival. Volunteers are needed to set up tents, tables/chairs, welcome tent, help where needed, parking lot attendants, take down at the end of the day, and etc.
THANK YOU to Our Event Sponsors for Your Support!
