Bee-Friendly Landscapes in Montana: Native Plants and Strategies for Bee Conservation
Meets: Tu from 6:15 PM to 8:15 PM
Location: MSU Bozeman - Plant Biosciences Building Room 108
There are still openings remaining at this time.
Discover how the plants you choose can transform your yard into a thriving habitat for native bees and other pollinators. Learn simple, powerful ways to support biodiversity while creating a vibrant, resilient landscape right where you live.
What You'll Learn:
Abi Saeed, MSU Extension Horticulture Specialist, explores how we can create beautiful and resilient landscapes that help to support Montana’s unique pollinator communities. Participants will learn about native plants, native bees and other essential pollinators, and practical pollinator friendly practices to help protect and preserve biodiversity. The workshop highlights key challenges facing pollinators, including habitat loss, limited floral resources, and pesticide exposure, and emphasizes the role individuals and communities can play in pollinator conservation.
Who Should Attend:
This workshop is ideal for adult homeowners, gardeners, land managers, educators, and community members interested in creating pollinator-friendly landscapes and supporting biodiversity in Montana.
Workshop Details:
When
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
6:15 - 8:15 PM
Where
MSU Bozeman (Plant Bioscience Building Room 108)
Free parking is available after 6:00 pm in Bobcat Lots #5 and #6 & Wolf Lot #7.
Registration Fee
$25
Instructor
Abi Saeed is the state Extension Horticulture Specialist at Montana State University. She assists home gardeners, commercial and private green industry professionals, and county and reservation extension offices with horticulture-related workshops, questions, support, and diagnostics throughout Montana. She is also a writer for the Garden Professors Blog, and a recurring panelist on Montana Ag Live. Abi has been a faculty member in the Plant Sciences & Plant Pathology department at MSU since 2020, and teaches Topics in Horticulture (including Turfgrass Management and Horticultural Entomology) on campus. She writes several Extension publications, participates in media, and travels frequently throughout Montana and teaches several classes across the state on a variety of horticultural topics. Originally from Pakistan, Abi has a Master’s degree in Entomology from the University of Kentucky, and is currently working on her PhD in Plant Sciences through MSU. She has over 12 years of research, education, and outreach experience in horticulture, entomology, and Integrated Pest Management at multiple higher education institutions including Montana State University, Michigan State University, Colorado State University, and University of Kentucky.
About MSU After Hours
After Hours invites the community to MSU’s Bozeman campus on weekday nights for fun, social learning experiences, each with an interactive or hands-on component. Workshops are short format (1.5 - 2 hours) experiences with no prerequisites or pre-work required.
Questions
Contact Justin Gibson, Program Manager, at 406-994-6633, justin.gibson3@montana.edu.
| Fee: | $25.00 |
Abiya Saeed
Abi Saeed is the state Extension Horticulture Specialist at Montana State University. She assists home gardeners, commercial and private green industry professionals, and county and reservation extension offices with horticulture-related workshops, questions, support, and diagnostics throughout Montana. She is also a writer for the Garden Professors Blog, and a recurring panelist on Montana Ag Live. Abi has been a faculty member in the Plant Sciences & Plant Pathology department at MSU since 2020, and teaches Topics in Horticulture (including Turfgrass Management and Horticultural Entomology) on campus. She writes several Extension publications, participates in media, and travels frequently throughout Montana and teaches several classes across the state on a variety of horticultural topics. Originally from Pakistan, Abi has a Master’s degree in Entomology from the University of Kentucky, and is currently working on her PhD in Plant Sciences through MSU. She has over 12 years of research, education, and outreach experience in horticulture, entomology, and Integrated Pest Management at multiple higher education institutions including Montana State University, Michigan State University, Colorado State University, and University of Kentucky.