Showcasing beetles, ants and bees at Butterfly Pavilion

Pollinator Palooza opens with largest-ever pollinator exhibit

BY LUKE ZARZECKI LZARZECKI@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e Butter y Pavilion kicked o Pollinator Palooza with the opening of a new exhibit on May 2, with help from Congresswoman Brittany Petersen and Marlon Reis, Colorado’s rst gentlemen.

“When I think about the challenges that we’re facing, having a three-year-old son and what his future looks like, it can be incredibly overwhelming. But it’s people like all of you who inspire me to believe that we’re going to rise to the occasion and meet this moment,” said Petersen.

For the next two months, the Pavilion will be celebrating pollinators. eir new exhibit, Pollinator Place, will be their largest pollinatorfocused exhibit ever, showcasing beetles, ants and bumblebees.

It comes at a time when pollinators and insects are facing continually increasing threats from climate change. Dr. Richard Reading, the Butter y Pavilion’s vice president of