The UI Pollinatarium, the discovery/science center dedicated to raising pollinator awareness, is the ultimate in repurposing; the building at the south end of the UI Arboretum was originally constructed as a pesticide storage shed, spent over a decade as Gene Robinson’s Bee Research Facility, and in 2009 was converted into a facility for science outreach read more
Category Archives: School groups
Over 2700 visitors in 2012!
December 18, 2012 – 10:36 am
In 2012, over 2700 people came to visit. In their numbers were students in every second grade class in Champaign, home schoolers, Urbana school district fourth graders, Parkland College classes, visiting beekeepers, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, passers-by, Master Gardeners, Master Naturalists, an agricultural tour group from Montana, and a few bee biology celebrities. We’re now read more
Champaign classes visit
December 15, 2009 – 11:42 am
We’re off to a great start! Every second grade class in the Champaign school district visited the Pollinatarium during the Fall 2009 semester.
