Floyd County Indiana Extension Office

The mission of the Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service is education of Indiana citizens through the application of land-grant university research and knowledge base to develop youth and strengthen agriculture, families and communities.

For more information on the Floyd County Extension Office please click here to view their website.

Pollinator Day is Buzzing with Activity

On April 29, 2023 Purdue Extension Floyd County and Sunnyside Master Gardeners will host Pollinator Day! This free, family-friendly event will be from 10:00a.m.-3p.m. on the lawn of the Purdue Research Park of Southeast Indiana (3000 Technology Ave., New Albany, IN 47150), weather permitting.

Classes will be held on Pollinator Way Stations, Pollinators and Climate Change, and Restoring Our Home Landscapes to Provide Habitat for Pollinators and Other Wildlife.  

Other activities include booths on Native Bees, Butterflies, Pollinators and Our Food Supply, Hummingbirds, Native Plants, Planting for Pollinators, Beeswax Lip Balm, a Pollinator Selfie Booth, and much more. We also will be unveiling a new booth on pollinators’ relationships to popsicles, and a special activity for the whole family. 

Please follow Purdue Extension Floyd County on Facebook and Instagram for more details about this event. If you have questions, please contact Gina Anderson, ANR Extension Educator-Floyd County, at 812-948-5470 or [email protected] . 

If you are in need of accommodations to attend this program, please contact Gina Anderson prior to the event at 812-948-5470 or [email protected] by April 14th.  

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