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Plant for Pollinators

Trees are great for pollinators! Have your class pick a pollinator tree from the poster.

Keywords: Pollinators, Teachers, Classroom, Planting, Arborday

Challenge provided by: Texas A&M Forest Service
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Details

Recurring Event icon Recurring Event
Start Date: Nov 3, 2023
End Date: Nov 7, 2121
  • Texas Arbor Day
Multiday icon Multiday Easy icon Easy Indoor/Outdoor icon Indoor/Outdoor
 icon Free

This Challenge is for:

  • Children (7-12 years)
  • Teens (13-17 years)
  • 3rd Grade
  • 4th Grade
  • 5th Grade
  • 6th Grade
  • 7th Grade
  • 8th Grade
  • Formal Educators
  • Informal Educators

Challenge Topics:

  • Animals and Wildfire
  • Connecting Children with Nature
  • Conservation/Environmental Education
  • Environmental Systems and Cycles
  • School Campus
  • Urban Greening
  • Volunteer and Service Projects

This Challenge is accessible for:

  • People with Visual Impairments
  • People with Hearing Impairments
  • People with Mobility Impairments
  • People with Developmental Impairments
  • People with Sensory Sensitivities

Things you’ll need...

Don’t forget your...

  • Shovel
  • Mulch
  • Gloves
  • Empty 2L plastic bottle (to protect the tree trunk)

To complete this challenge

Step one

Hang the Poster

Hang the Pollinator Tree poster in the classroom. Provide your students with some information about the role of pollinators and their relationship with plants.

Step two

Plant the Tree

Once you have decided on the tree, purchase it from a local nursery, and plant it according to our <a href="https://texastreeplanting.tamu.edu/PlantTreeProperly.html">tree planting guide.</a>

Step three

Step four

Earn your badge!

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