Presentations, Talks, and Workshops

From garden clubs to science museums, Spriggly's is excited to enhance your event with a nature-based educational experience. Spriggly's presents regularly throughout the Southeastern United States.

Explore our standard programming below for adult learners.

For information regarding child-focus programming, from interactive book readings, to educational lessons, art activities, and more, please contact info@sprigglys.com to discuss options for your group.

Past Presentation Highlights

Explore Our Most Requested Presentations

In-person and virtual presentations available.

Each presentation is standardly two hours, but can be shorter or longer upon request.

Native Bees and the Habitats They Require

Native Pollinators and the Habitats They Require

Explore bees, beetles, butterflies, flies, wasps, and ants, along with certain bats and birds that assist in pollination. Some also provide seed carrying and distribution, which is essential to our environment. Explore common garden pests and the native predators that are better than pesticides. Finally, learn how to build the proper habitat to support all of these beneficial creatures.

Plants for Pollinators

Creating a pollinator garden requires more than just planting flowers, although those are a great start! Learn how to create a pollinator garden that provides forage and habitat year round for a variety of pollinators, along with other beneficial insects and animals. Discover which Integrated Pest Management practices can be applied to your pollinator garden that remove the need for pesticides, including herbicides and fungicides.

Rain Gardens and Drainage Solutions

Interactive Activities

Further Details and Pricing

Workshop Logistics

Workshops are generally two hours long, however, we can provide up to two full-days of programming. We ask for you to at least schedule at least 45 minutes for any presentation, shorter presentations are difficult with the amount of content to be covered.
The topics below can be presented as stand alone workshops or in combination with one another.
We generally offer inside programming with an image-only powerpoint presentation to support the talk, but we also offer outdoor learning experiences upon request.
A two-person staff, a primary presenter and presentation assistant, come to each program.
Spriggly's requests the ability to sell our books, seed mixes, and bee cabins before and/or after the event. If this is not allowed, please let us know.
We can also create presentation kits for on-site use and are available for webinars and other online/streaming sessions.
Our standard programming is generally geared towards adult learners.
Children's programming is available upon request and is priced per visit depending upon the overall needs of the educational experience. Contact info@sprigglys.com to learn more.

Workshop Pricing

Spriggly's standard workshops are $500 for an up to two hour program at any site within two hours of Waynesville, NC 28786. Sliding scale rates are available and are based on our overall time commitment due to travel. Please read below for the lowest sliding scale rate available for your program.

Within 1 hour: $250
Within 1.5 hours: $300
Within 2 hours: $350

To check how far your address is from Waynesville, visit this google map, click "directions", and enter your address. If you are further than two hours from Waynesville, NC 28786, Spriggly's will provide a specific quote for your site.

Spriggly’s can provide the common core standards met in each curriculum if needed for school-aged children.

Explore our course series for additional presentation topics

For further information and availability, please contact info@sprigglys.com.

Don't see the presentation topic you were looking for?
Spriggly's creates custom presentations upon request. Contact info@sprigglys.com to learn more.

Curriculum Kits and Packaged Presentations

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Spriggly's creates curriculum and presentation kits that can be downloaded and used for your presenting needs. Give your very own educational talk or offer an interactive workshop to your garden club, class, summer camp, and more.

Interested in scheduling your own presentation? Contact us now!

Past Presentation Highlights

Watch Spriggly's featured online presentations from some of our presentation partners!

Find more video previews on our youtube.
Explore further content by making a free account with our online course series at sprigglys.thinkific.com.

2023

WNC Gardening Symposium: Native Bees and the Habitats They Require

Cullowhee Native Plant Conference: Full Day Gardening for the Planet Workshop

Organic Grower's School: Planting for Pollinators

Homeschool Expo: Earth Day Every Day: Nature as a Teaching Tool

Balsam Mountain Preserve: Native Bee Exploration and Bee Cabin Painting

Highlands Biological Station: Pollinator Day Celebration

Haywood County Extension Office: Native Pollinators and the Habitats They Require

Winding Stair Farm: Planting a Steep Bank | Rain Gardens and Drainage Solutions | Plants and Pollinators

2022

My Garden of a Thousand Bees Post-Screening Presentation + Q&A , Bee City Hendersonville

Native Bees and the Habitats They Require, Bee City Asheville

The Spirituality of Bees, First United Methodist Church

Native Pollinators and the Habitat They Require, Balsam Mountain Trust

Native Bees and the Habitats They Require, Bee City Hendersonville

Native Pollinators and the Habitats They Require, Keowee Key Lake and Hills Garden Club

Pest, Predators, Pollinators, and Plants, Winding Stair Farm and Nursery

Finding Home Book Reading, Winding Stair Farm and Nursery Spring Event

Finding Home Book Reading, Winding Stair Farm and Nursery Pollinator Day

Finding Home Book Reading + Native Bee Presentation, Montreat Native Plant Sale

Finding Home Book Reading and Native Bee Presentation, Garden Jubilee

2021

Preparing Your Garden for Winter with Wildlife in Mind, Haywood Master Gardeners

Planting for Pollinators, Winding Stair Farm & Nursery

Finding Home Book Reading, Winding Stair Farm & Nursery Pollinator Day

Finding Home Book Reading + Kid's Workshop, First Methodist Church

Dangers Saturating our World, WNC Climate Action Committee

Finding Home Book Reading, Hawcreek Fall Festival

Native Bees and the Plants They Rely On, Mountain View Garden Club

Planting for Pollinators: Bees and Butterflies, Bullington Gardens

Finding Home Book Reading + Kid's Workshop, Great Explorations Museum

2020

Beyond the Bee: Native Pollinators and Other Beneficial Insects, Garden Club of South Carolina

WNC Wildlife, Life at Western Program

Planting for Pollinators, Monarchs Across George Pollinator Symposium (Keynote Speaker )

Native Bees and the Plants They Rely On, Mountain View Garden Club

Planting for Pollinators: Bees and Butterflies, Bullington Gardens

Native Pollinator Power, the Village Green

2019

Common Native Bees, and How to Turn Your Yard into a Bee Paradise, Garden Jubilee Main Stage Presentation

Summer Insect Exploration Station Launch- Floral Diversity and Pollinator Interactions, Asheville Museum of Science

The Bees Around Us: A Short History of Humans and Honey Bees, and a Look at Some of the Thousands of Bees Native to North America, Haywood County Public Library

Backyard Beneficials: The Wasps and Bees That Make a Garden Possible, Haywood County Public Library

Native Bee Housing Demonstration - Mountain Research Station

Blow Your Mind With Bee Biology! - Native Bees, Bold Rock Hard Cider’s Bee Bold Pollinator Festival

The Importance and Diversity of North American Native Bees, First United Methodist Church in Waynesville

Common Native Bees and Gardening for Pollinators, Haywood County Chapter of the National Ladies Homestead Gathering

Planting for Pollinators, Black Mountain Blooms, Black Mountain, NC

Restoring Lost Habitat for Native Pollinators, Americorps in Partnership with Conserving Carolina and the North Carolina Arboretum

Planting for Pollinators, Waynesville Master Gardeners, Waynesville, NC

Native Bees and Honey Bees, Life at Western Carolina University, Sylva, NC

Native Bees and Honey Bees, Life at Western Carolina University, Biltmore Park, NC

2018

Native Bees and the Important Roles They Play, Western Carolina University Retired Faculty Organization, Cullowhee, NC

Native Bees and the Important Roles They Play, Center For Craft and Design, Asheville, NC

Pollinators of All Shapes and Sizes, Asheville Museum of Science, Asheville, NC

Fascinating and Incredibly Important Hymenoptera- Special Focus on Bees and Wasps, Part of a larger presentation co-taught with Nancy Adamson of the Xerces Society and Patryck Battle of Living Web Farms, Living Web Farms, Mills River, NC

Native Bee Walk and Talk, University of North Carolina Asheville Greenfest Presentation, Asheville, NC

Native Bees- Fostering Populations in Your Area, Black Mountain Garden Show and Sale, Black Mountain, NC

Native Bees in Eastern North America, Asheville Museum of Science, Asheville, NC

2017

2016

Presentations, Talks, and Workshops

Explore Our Most Requested Presentations

Curriculum Kits and Packaged Presentations

Past Presentation Highlights

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