Don't forget to mark your calendars... join the community summer kickoff at 4th Ave Fest TOMORROW, June 4! This event will take place in Horace Park and around Mill Pond from 4-7pm. We'll be there with free boat rentals! Life jackets and paddles provided. Never paddled before? No problem! This is the perfect time to try out a new activity for the summer. See you there! (fb)

June's Nature Note is here! Read about our native pollinators: "There has been a lot of buzz about the decline of bee populations lately. But what most people are focusing on is the loss of large honeybee colonies. While devastating, honeybees are actually not native to the United States and there are a greater diversity of pollinators that are being lost that we should be focusing on. One of the best ways to help our native Minnesota pollinators is to plant native Minnesota plants." Find the full article on our website: hormelnaturecenter.org (fb)