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SUMMARY:Bumble Bee Atlas Ecology And Conservation
DESCRIPTION:12:00 PM – 1:30 PM PT / 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM MT / 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM CT / 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM ET \nThe nearly fifty species of bumble bees in North America are highly efficient pollinators of our natural areas and farm fields\, making them essential to ecosystem function. Unfortunately\, substantial declines in widespread and formerly common species have been reported. Between climate change\, the widespread use of pesticides\, habitat loss\, and the amplification and spread of diseases from commercial bees\, bumble bees face an uphill challenge to recover from observed declines\, and repopulate areas where they’ve been lost. In this webinar we will discuss bumble bee ecology\, how that interacts with ongoing conservation issues\, and what we can all do to help. The good news is that we can all contribute. Beyond participating in our Bumble Bee Atlas projects\, protecting\, creating\, and restoring habitat is the key. We’ll discuss how to provide critical aspects of habitat to benefit each stage of the life cycle\, whether you have a small porch\, or manage several acres. \nWhile this webinar is directed toward our Bumble Bee Atlas volunteers\, anyone is welcome to join. The webinar will be led by the bumble bee conservation crew at the Xerces Society: Katie Lamke\, Leif Richardson\, Genevieve Pugesek\, Molly Martin\, Michelle Toshack\, Amy Dolan and Rich Hatfield\, who will be joined by Dr. Elaine Evans and Elise Bernstein of the University of Minnesota. \nThis webinar will be recorded and available on the Xerces YouTube channel. Closed Captioning will be available during this webinar.
URL:https://beecityusa.org/event/bumble-bee-atlas-ecology-and-conservation/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250424T100000
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SUMMARY:Bee City & Bee Campus USA Virtual Affiliate Meetup: South & Southeast
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our regional virtual meeting for the South & Southeastern US! We are giving the floor to Bee Cities and Bee Campuses to share their pollinator conservation events with the group. \nDid you host a Moth Night\, bioblitz\, or pollinator festival? We want to hear how it went! This is an opportunity to share your successes\, ask for advice\, and connect with your fellow affiliate cities and campuses. \nIf you would like to be featured\, email 1-2 high resolution photos (with photo credit) and a short event/activity description to beecityusa@xerces.org. Selected presenters will have 5-10 minutes to speak\, with extra time for questions and group discussion. \nFeel free to join us if you are a Bee City or Bee Campus affiliate in Alabama\, Arkansas\, Florida\, Georgia\, Kentucky\, Louisiana\, Mississippi\, North Carolina\, South Carolina\, Tennessee\, Oklahoma\, Puerto Rico\, Virginia\, and Texas. \nThis free Bee City USA webinar will be recorded and available to affiliates who are unable to attend. Closed Captioning will be available during this webinar. \n  \nPhoto credit: Bee City USA – Rowlett\, TX
URL:https://beecityusa.org/event/bee-city-bee-campus-usa-virtual-affiliate-meetup-south/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250501T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250501T110000
DTSTAMP:20250801T021040Z
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SUMMARY:Bee City & Bee Campus USA Virtual Affiliate Meetup: West
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our virtual regional meeting for the Western US! We are giving the floor to Bee Cities and Bee Campuses to share their pollinator conservation events with the group. \nDid you host a Moth Night\, bioblitz\, or pollinator festival? We want to hear how it went! This is an opportunity to share your successes\, ask for advice\, and connect with your fellow affiliate cities and campuses. \nIf you would like to be featured\, email 1-2 high resolution photos (with photo credit) and a short event/activity description to beecityusa@xerces.org by April 25.  Selected presenters will have 5-10 minutes to speak\, with extra time for questions and group discussion. \nFeel free to join us if you are a Bee City or Bee Campus affiliate in Arizona\, California\, Colorado\, Idaho\, Montana\, Nevada\, New Mexico\, Oregon\, Utah\, Washington\, or Wyoming. \nThis free Bee City USA webinar will be recorded and available to affiliates who are unable to attend. Closed Captioning will be available during this webinar. \nPhoto Credit: Clark College\, WA
URL:https://beecityusa.org/event/bee-city-bee-campus-usa-virtual-affiliate-meetup-west/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250508T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250508T110000
DTSTAMP:20250801T021142Z
CREATED:20250416T170345Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250801T021142Z
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SUMMARY:Bee City and Bee Campus USA Regional Meeting: Northeast
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our virtual regional meeting for the Northeastern US! We are giving the floor to Bee Cities and Bee Campuses to share their pollinator conservation events with the group. \nDid you host a Moth Night\, bioblitz\, or pollinator festival? We want to hear how it went! This is an opportunity to share your successes\, ask for advice\, and connect with your fellow affiliate cities and campuses. \nIf you would like to be featured\, email 1-2 high resolution photos (with photo credit) and a short event/activity description to beecityusa@xerces.org by May 5. Selected presenters will have 5-10 minutes to speak\, with extra time for questions and group discussion. \nFeel free to join us if you are a Bee City or Bee Campus affiliate in Connecticut\, Delaware\, Maine\, Maryland\, Massachusetts\, New Hampshire\, New Jersey\, New York\, Pennsylvania\, Rhode Island\, Vermont\, Washington DC\, or West Virginia. \nThis free Bee City USA webinar will be recorded and available to affiliates who are unable to attend. Closed Captioning will be available during this webinar. \nPhoto Credit: University of Maryland Arboretum & Botanical Gardens
URL:https://beecityusa.org/event/bee-city-and-bee-campus-usa-regional-meeting-northeast/
LOCATION:GA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/North_Dakota/Beulah:20250508T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/North_Dakota/Beulah:20250508T193000
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SUMMARY:Collecting Urban Bee Data: Community Science Training
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a FREE online event to learn about native bees in urban spaces and how to collect community science data that supports them! \nDuring the event\, learn how to get invonvoled in a new iNaturalist Project “Urban Bees of the Great Lakes Region” \nHelp scientists learn about urban bees by sharing observations from your city! \nView the project here
URL:https://beecityusa.org/event/collecting-urban-bee-data-community-science-training/
LOCATION:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Insect Restoration and Conservation: Creating Usable Habitats in Human-Dominated Landscapes
DESCRIPTION:10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT / 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM MT / 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT / 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET\n\n\n\n\n\nAlthough most ecosystems on Earth are altered by humans\, we still have little understanding of how to do conservation\, especially of insects in human-dominated ecosystems. Join Dr. Chelse Prather\, Associate Professor of Biology at the Univeristy of Daylon\, to talk about four projects on this topic covering diverse ecosystems such as restored prairies\, greenroofs\, urban farms\, and solar arrays as well as diverse insect groups like beetles\, hemipterans\, bees\, ants\, and butterflies. \nThis webinar will be recorded and available on the Xerces YouTube channel. Closed Captioning will be available during this webinar. \n\nDr. Chelse Prather – Associate Professor – University of Dayton\nDr. Chelse Prather is an ecologist with 20 years of diverse experience working with insect communities in forests\, grasslands\, and urban ecosystems. She is a passionate instructor\, mentor\, and scientist. She has managed a variety of projects from understanding basic insect ecology\, like what nutrients limit insect communities\, to very applied projects\, such as how the development of solar power affects insect communities. \nTo request a reasonable accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility\, please contact outreach@xerces.org.
URL:https://beecityusa.org/event/insect-restoration-and-conservation-creating-usable-habitats-in-human-dominated-landscapes/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250522T120000
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SUMMARY:Webinar - Learn about Ground-Nesting Bees with Cornell’s GNBee Project
DESCRIPTION:Did you know that most native bees are ground nesting? Aggregations (aka groups) of these nests are under-studied\, but Dr. Jordan Kueneman at Cornell University is working to change that through Project GNBee (gnbee.org). Since spring 2023\, the public has already provided over 5\,000 observations of about 370 species of ground-nesting bees to GNBee. This community science project provides critical information for researchers to understand when\, where\, and why solitary ground-nesting bee aggregations occur. It’s easy to participate and the coming weeks are a great time of year to observe new bees emerging from the ground! \nPlease join Dr. Kueneman as he teaches us about ground nesting bees\, shows off some great bee photos\, and learn how your Bee City or Bee Campus community can get involved in GNBee. \nThis free Bee City USA webinar is hosted by Xerces Society and will be recorded and available on our YouTube channel on the Bee City USA playlist. Auto-generated Closed Captioning will be available during this webinar. \n \nDr. Jordan Kueneman\nCornell University \nDr. Jordan Kueneman is a research associate at Cornell University\, working in the Danforth Lab within the Department of Entomology. He earned his Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Colorado\, Boulder\, where he focused on conservation medicine and host-associated microbiomes under the mentorship of Dr. Valerie McKenzie. \nFollowing his Ph.D.\, he spent four years in Panama at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute\, studying plant and animal microbiomes. During this time\, he led a large-scale project investigating the microbiome of bees across different life-history strategies\, seasonal patterns\, and spatial distributions. \nMost recently\, Dr. Kueneman has developed and runs Project GNBee\, a research initiative dedicated to understanding why solitary ground-nesting bees form aggregations in specific locations\, identifying the factors that determine their long-term success\, and working to protect nesting aggregations where they occur. \n  \nImage credit: Jack Clauss and GNBee
URL:https://beecityusa.org/event/webinar-learn-about-ground-nesting-bees-with-cornells-gnbee-project/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250529T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250529T110000
DTSTAMP:20251020T200240Z
CREATED:20250416T171140Z
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SUMMARY:Bee City & Bee Campus USA Virtual Affiliate Meetup: North Central
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our virtual regional meeting for the North Central US! We are giving the floor to Bee Cities and Bee Campuses to share their pollinator conservation events with the group. \nDid you host a Moth Night\, bioblitz\, or pollinator festival? We want to hear how it went! This is an opportunity to share your successes\, ask for advice\, and connect with your fellow affiliate cities and campuses. \nIf you would like to be featured\, email 1-2 high resolution photos (with photo credit) and a short event/activity description to beecityusa@xerces.org by May 26. Selected presenters will have 5-10 minutes to speak\, with extra time for questions and group discussion. \nFeel free to join us if you are a Bee City or Bee Campus affiliate in Illinois\, Indiana\, Iowa\, Kansas\, Michigan\, Minnesota\, Missouri\, Nebraska\, Ohio\, South Dakota\, or Wisconsin. \nThis free Bee City USA webinar will be recorded and available to affiliates who are unable to attend. Closed Captioning will be available during this webinar. \nPhoto Credit: Council Bluffs Public Library
URL:https://beecityusa.org/event/bee-city-bee-campus-usa-virtual-affiliate-meetup-north-central/
LOCATION:GA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250531T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250531T130000
DTSTAMP:20250609T202246Z
CREATED:20250527T225027Z
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SUMMARY:Pollen Palooza
DESCRIPTION:University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host Pollen Palooza\, a free\, family-friendly celebration of pollinators\, on Saturday\, May 31\, 2025\, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Rogers Farm\, 914 Bennoch Road\, Old Town. \nThe event will feature engaging\, educational activities for all ages focused on the essential role of bees\, butterflies and other pollinators in Maine’s ecosystems. Visitors can enjoy ongoing attractions including face painting\, free samples of Wyman’s fruit and peanut butter poppers from their Bee Wild Mobile\, sunflower planting\, a bee petting zoo\, avian activities with Maine Audubon\, live and pinned insects\, 3-D pollen models\, a pollinator-friendly seed tape activity\, and an observation hive. Timed activities include How to Build and Maintain a Bee Hotel with UMaine Assistant Professor of Agricultural Entomology Phil Fanning at 11 a.m.; Insect and Plant Tours with Jennifer Lund\, Hillary Peterson and Gary Fish from the Maine Department of Agriculture\, Conservation and Forestry at 10:30 and noon; and Storytime with Cindy Seger from Old Town Public Library at 11 a.m. \nAdditional featured guests include UMaine students\, Black Bear Beekeepers and Master Gardener Volunteers sharing knowledge and resources to help community members support pollinators in their own backyards. More information can be found at the Rogers Farm webpage.
URL:https://beecityusa.org/event/pollen-palooza/
LOCATION:Rogers Farm Demonstration Garden\, 914 Bennoch Road\, Old Town\, M\, 04468\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250612T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250612T110000
DTSTAMP:20251020T200309Z
CREATED:20250520T182856Z
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SUMMARY:The Fascinating World of Bees: From Novel Monitoring Tools to Landscape-Level Stressors
DESCRIPTION:10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT / 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM MT / 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT / 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET \nIn this webinar\, Dr. Laura Figueroa will present on the importance of pollinators worldwide\, factors that influence pollinator communities\, and novel monitoring tools (including non-lethal AI based approaches)\, for monitoring pollinators in changing landscapes. She will present work on bee communities in solar facilities and other human modified environments. \nThis webinar will be recorded and available on our YouTube channel. Closed Captioning will be available during this webinar. \n\nDr. Laura Figueroa – Assistant Professor; Environmental Conservation Department – University of Massachusetts Amherst\nDr. Laura Figueroa is an Assistant Professor in the Environmental Conservation Department at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Dr. Figueroa was previously an NSF postdoctoral research fellow\, and completed her PhD in entomology at Cornell University. She is broadly interested in insect conservation\, with a focus on pollinators in changing landscapes and climate change. She has worked in temperate regions (primarily the Northeastern US) as well as in the tropics (in Costa Rica and in Colombia)\, and her active research program seeks to answer pressing questions in the field of pollinator conservation. \nTo request a reasonable accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility\, please contact outreach@xerces.org.
URL:https://beecityusa.org/event/the-fascinating-world-of-bees-from-novel-monitoring-tools-to-landscape-level-stressors/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250617T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250617T110000
DTSTAMP:20251020T200327Z
CREATED:20250520T183057Z
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SUMMARY:Building Pollinator Habitat Q & A - Bug Banter Podcast Live!
DESCRIPTION:10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT / 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM MT / 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT / 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET \nJoin Bug Banter podcast co-hosts Rachel Dunham and Matthew Shepherd for a special live recording in celebration of Pollinator Week! They’ll be joined by a panel of staff experts to answer your questions and dive into how we can support butterflies\, bees\, and other vital insects. Bring your questions about creating pollinator-friendly habitats and be part of the conversation to help protect these essential species. \nThis webinar will be recorded and available on our YouTube channel as well as on Bug Banter on all podcast platforms. Closed Captioning will be available during this webinar. \n\nRachel Dunham – Community Engagement and Volunteer Coordinator – Xerces Society \n\nMatthew Shepherd – Director of Outreach and Education – Xerces Society \nTo request a reasonable accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility\, please contact outreach@xerces.org.
URL:https://beecityusa.org/event/building-pollinator-habitat-q-a-bug-banter-podcast-live/
LOCATION:Zoom
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