DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FalmouthMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FalmouthMaine</span></a>! Saturday, May 10th! Pollinator Parade Celebrates 10 Years!</p><p>by Molly Woodring, May 7, 2025 </p><p>"Local families, including pollinator enthusiasts of all ages, will gather at <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineAudubon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaineAudubon</span></a>’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GilslandFarm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GilslandFarm</span></a> on Saturday, May 10, 10 am to 1 pm, for the 10th annual Pollinator Parade and Picnic, to honor the winged species essential to our <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ecosystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecosystems</span></a>.</p><p>"Since 2015, Birth Roots and Maine Audubon have partnered to raise awareness about the vulnerability of the pollinator species that are critical to ecosystem health and our food systems, and the ways that people can support pollinator habitat. Many pollinator populations are in decline, and Pollinator Parade addresses this serious concern with a dose of family-friendly whimsy: families dressed as Monarch Butterflies can play and celebrate together, and then take home a milkweed plant that will support the real Monarchs due to arrive in Maine later this summer. That’s hundreds of new native plants spread across the landscape and even more photos shared that feature adorable costumes and a call to action, all before naptime.</p><p>"The event is inspired by festivals that honor the Monarch’s arrival in Mexico each fall, at the southern tip of the 3,000 mile migration that butterflies have completed annually for an estimated 20,000 years. The colorful parade, which starts at 11:30 am, invites young children, parents, and grandparents to embody a myriad of beautiful bugs, birds, and flowers—while calling attention to the urgent need for habitat protection and restoration.</p><p>" 'The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PollinatorParade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PollinatorParade</span></a> is more than a picnic, parade, or dance party—it’s a call to action,' says Leah Deragon, Birth Roots’ co-founder and Director of Mission and Impact. 'We hope to capture the public’s imagination and inspire hearts and minds to take steps toward preserving pollinators for our grandchildren’s grandchildren.'</p><p>"Organizers aim to generate more substantive conversations about policies and the everyday actions people can take to care for pollinators—from planting <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NativeSpecies</span></a> and pollinator-friendly gardening, to reducing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pesticide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pesticide</span></a> use.</p><p>"This festival is one of hundreds like it nationwide, a growing movement since the late ‘90s to recognize and prioritize the role pollinators play to sustain all life.</p><p>"The Pollinator Parade is a ticketed event to buffer the impact on the Gilsland Farm <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> sanctuary during soft springtime soil. Gilsland Farm Audubon Center is located at 20 Gilsland Farm Road, Falmouth." [See below for registration link]</p><p>Source: <a href="https://maineaudubon.org/news/pollinator-parade-celebrates-10-years/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">maineaudubon.org/news/pollinat</span><span class="invisible">or-parade-celebrates-10-years/</span></a></p><p>Registration link: <a href="http://www.hisawyer.com/birth-roots/schedules/activity-set/1386337" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">hisawyer.com/birth-roots/sched</span><span class="invisible">ules/activity-set/1386337</span></a></p><p>More info: <a href="https://maineaudubon.org/events/pollinator-parade-tenth-anniversary/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">maineaudubon.org/events/pollin</span><span class="invisible">ator-parade-tenth-anniversary/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineEvents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaineEvents</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BeeHuggah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BeeHuggah</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GardeningForPollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GardeningForPollinators</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pollinators</span></a></p>