Friends and Neighbors (FANS) of Washington Park hosts free monthly educational events including bird walks, tree walks, bike maintenance workshops, pollinator garden tours, lectures, and presentations.
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Sun, Nov 08
|Washington Park
Wash Park Book Club
We will meet near east side of the Mt. Vernon Garden. Look for the feather flag that says FANS. There is 5 k run that morning and parking may be an issue. You can usually find a spot in the South High School Parking lot.
Time & Location
Nov 08, 2026, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Washington Park, Washington Park, Denver, CO, USA
About the event
Join Habitat Library, and FANS for a lively discussion of Buzz: The Nature & Necessity of Bees by Thor Hanson.
One of America’s great nature writers presents a natural and cultural history of bees: the buzzing wee beasties that make the world go round.
“Vividly zinging.” ―New York Times Book Review
Bees are like oxygen: ubiquitous, essential, and, for the most part, unseen. While we might overlook them, they lie at the heart of relationships that bind the human and natural worlds. In Buzz, the beloved Thor Hanson takes us on a journey that begins 125 million years ago, when a wasp first dared to feed pollen to its young. From honeybees and bumbles to lesser-known diggers, miners, leafcutters, and masons, bees have long been central to our harvests, our mythologies, and our very existence. They've given us sweetness and light, the beauty of flowers, and as much as…