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Pollination Station: Early Summer Update 2022
Last year, Mountain Lake PBS planted our very own Pollination Station on the lawn of 1 Sesame Street—our home base in Plattsburgh, NY. Pollinator-friendly plants in three honeycomb shaped garden beds provide food in the summer and shelter during winter for butterflies, birds, and bees. After our first year of watering, weeding, and fending off…
The MLPBS Pollination Station Is Back and Buzzing!
Last year, Mountain Lake PBS planted our very own Pollination Station on the lawn of 1 Sesame Street—our home base in Plattsburgh, NY. In partnership with AdkAction, families and friends from across the North Country came together to help us plant a variety of pollinator-friendly plants in three honeycomb shaped garden beds. From Blue Lobelia…
Family-Friendly Events in August with AdkAction & Carriage House Cooking School
Ever wonder what to do with kohlrabi? What about an overabundance of brussels sprouts or farm fresh tomatoes? Join AdkAction and Chef Curtiss Hemm of the Carriage House Cooking School in-person, at the Farmacy in downtown Keeseville, New York from 5:30-7:30 pm on August 3rd & 18th for two great, family-friendly cooking events! Chef Curtiss…
Pollinator Garden Takes Root
On June 25, 2021 Mountain Lake PBS planted a new pollinator garden at the station’s main facility in Plattsburgh, NY in partnership with AdkAction. Children and families came together to help plant the garden in raised beds provided and built by the AdkAction team. We planted a variety of pollinator-friendly plants into these honeycomb shaped…
Calling Gardeners of All Ages: Help Plant the MLPBS Pollinator-Power Garden!
Do you like getting your hands dirty and helping out? Bee a friend to local pollinators with Mountain Lake PBS and AdkAction! This summer, AdkAction’s Mobile Pollinator Garden Trailer, or “Pollinator-Mobile,” will travel around the Adirondacks, helping plant eleven community pollinator gardens as part of their hands-on pollinator conservation efforts – and Mountain Lake PBS…
Composting Can Be Heaps of Fun!
Every earthworm knows that May 29th is National Learn About Composting Day! Compost is made by combining certain types of waste — like food scraps, leaves and wood chips — and exposing them to air and water over time to allow them to decompose. Once these organic materials are mixed together, microbes and bacteria get…
What’s the Buzz on World Bee Day?
May 20th is World Bee Day! On this day Anton Janša, the pioneer of beekeeping, was born in 1734. World Bee Day is an opportunity to celebrate the important role bees and other pollinators play in our ecosystem and to raise awareness of the threats they face. Did you know that bees help pollinate more than 75% of the world’s food crops,…
Be a Planet Protector!
Environmentalism is a year-round attitude—and action plan—to advocate for positive change that impacts us all. Raising environmentally-responsible kids is important to protecting the planet and its health, and instilling in them a love and respect for nature. Connecting to causes you and your family care about can be just as fun as it is impactful.…
Enter “Spread the Word, Not the Virus” Student PSA Contest
Attention New York State middle and high school students! Are you interested in making your own short films and videos? Enter your submission for the “Spread the Word, Not the Virus,” Student PSA Contest today. AdkAction is accepting student submissions for a COVID-19 Public Service Announcement (PSA) Contest focusing on the theme “Spread the word,…
The Buzz on Beekeeping
In “The Buzz on Beekeeping,” we talk to beekeeper Tanner Whalen from Moriah, New York about what it’s like to be a beekeeper. Tanner has been beekeeping for about two years now and talks to us about the differences between stinging insects, what bioindicators are, and how honey is made! And check out this extra…
