MK Nature Center will host ‘Celebrating Pollinators’ event on June 10

Idaho Fish and Game’s MK Nature Center located in Boise is hosting its ‘Celebrating Pollinators’ event on June 10. This family-friendly event will kick off at 10 a.m. and run til 3 p.m. Tickets cost $5 per person, ages 3 and over.

Various education stations will be available for visitors to learn about the importance of pollinators and the food they produce for humans. Treasure Valley Bee Club will be on hand to show visitors how to raise honeybees; kids can also search for the queen bee in the observational beehive, taste honey and look at a bee’s body through a microscope.

The event is a great way to learn about Idaho’s native bees and how they are important to all of us. People will have the opportunity to learn about making their own “bee hotels” to put in their yards, how pollinators see flowers differently than humans and why big game animals rely on pollinators too. 

Other hands-on-education stations will be located around the nature center grounds and include face painting, spin to win games and more. 

For more information or inquiries, please contact the MK Nature Center located at 600 S. Walnut St. in Boise or call 208-334-2225.