About
Adirondack Pollinator Festival
Join AdkAction for a free, family-friendly celebration of pollinators and native plants at our Adirondack Pollinator Festival & Native Plant Sale. This event brings together gardeners, conservationists, families, and community partners to support pollinator habitat and learn how native plants can make a difference in your backyard and beyond.
The festival runs from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM, and the native plant sale continues until 2:00 PM or until sold out. Over 2,000 pesticide-free native plants are being grown in the Uihlein Greenhouse just for this event.
Festival Highlights
Native plant sale with over 2,000 neonicotinoid-free plants grown locally by volunteers and staff
Educational workshops on native plants and sustainable landscaping
Hands-on kids’ activities
Pollinator scavenger hunt for children – the first 50 kids to complete it will receive wearable butterfly wings
Informational tables from local organizations involved in pollinator and habitat conservation
Incredible panoramic views of the High Peaks from the greenhouse
Make a day of it: Bring a picnic lunch and enjoy the stunning mountain views, take a walk on a grasslands path to observe the pollinators and birds of the Adirondacks.
Schedule of Events
9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.: Native Plant Sale featuring pollinator-friendly flowers, grasses, trees, and shrubs
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.: Free Family Activities & Pollinator Crafts including a native plant scavenger hunt for kids. The first 30 children to complete the scavenger hunt will receive a pair of wearable butterfly wings to take home.
9:00 a.m. until supplies run out: Build Your Own “Mosquito Bucket of Doom” ($5 suggested donation for supplies). This DIY mosquito trap uses stagnant water to attract mosquitoes while a biological larvicide safely eliminates larvae without harming pollinators, birds, or other wildlife.
9:00 a.m.: Community Plant Swap Table. Gardeners are encouraged to bring plants to share from their own gardens as part of a community-wide effort to support habitat and neighborly exchange. Participants are asked not to bring invasive species or pesticide-treated plants. Labels will be available onsite.
10:00 & 10:30 a.m.: Educational Workshops, Habits Create Habitat: Developing a Pollinator Mindset & De-Lawning: Lawn Alternatives for Biodiversity led by Adirondack Pollinator Project’s Lisa Salamon (free)
11:00 a.m.: Greenhouse & Nursery Tour hosted by Ausable Freshwater Center (free)
12:00 p.m.: Lake Placid Tree Board Poster Awards and free seedling giveaway throughout the morning!
What else can I do at the festival?
Bring a picnic and enjoy a stunning view of the high peaks from trails and meadows surrounding a historic greenhouse!
Gardening experts will be on hand to answer your questions about planting and caring for your pollinator habitat.
Kids can take home free wildflower seed packets, participate in themed craft and activity stations to learn about pollination, complete a pollinator scavenger hunt challenge, and get their faces painted with flowers, butterflies, bees, and other pollinators.
Join in free grassland walks and workshops
Learn about composting to restore Adirondack soils, and how to use compost in your pollinator garden.
Meet area nonprofits who are helping protect pollinators and their habitat.
Preordered plants
Pre-ordered plants are to be picked up at Uihlein Farm Greenhouse, 281 Bear Cub Road, Lake Placid, NY on Saturday, June 6th between 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. unless you make alternate arrangements with AdkAction.
Proceeds benefit AdkAction's Adirondack Pollinator Project.
