Get an early start on your 2016 garden season with "Birds and Bees in the Garden" when Flathead Audubon meets on Monday, October 12. Pat McGlynn will talk about what we can do to make our yards and gardens attractive to birds and pollinators. Audubon will meet at 7 p.m. in the United Way Conference Room at the Gateway Community Center, off US Highway 2 West in Kalispell.

McGlynn will discuss varieties of trees, shrubs and flowers that birds eat and/or use for shelter. Native pollinators are a benefit to the garden and the community. She will demonstrate how to build simple bee houses and plant flowers that bring these beneficials to your home.

McGlynn is the Montana State University Agriculture Extension Agent for Flathead County. She has been here for over seven years. She worked in the nursery, landscape and garden center business for over 25 years. Prior to 2008, she attended, taught and conducted research at Cornell University in upstate New York. She currently teaches the Master Gardener program, designs and conducts research on hops, cold hardy wine grapes, sweet cherries, apples, pears and plums. The program is free and all are welcome.