Monday, April 3, 2023 at 3 PM
Featuring an afternoon with Adrian Carper, Seth Davis, John Mola & Garret Jolma   

Pollinators, especially native bees, have been of increasing concern to both scientists and the public alike. As such, there has been growing interest around how managing habitats impacts pollinators, what factors drive populations or distributions of species at risk, and how the public can help with research exploring pollinator community dynamics. In this series of short talks, we will hear from three local researchers studying pollinators and end with a short panel discussion on the current state and future direction of pollinator research. Whether interested in forests and bees, or an update from The Bees’ Needs, join us and bring your burning questions for discussion!

Schedule

3:00pm Outreach Talks: Henderson Paleo Hall

3-3:05pm: Introductions, Adrian Carper CU Museum 

3:05-3:20pm Forest management indirectly diversifies bee-flower networks

Seth Davis, Associate Professor, Colorado State University

3:20-3:35pm Endangered Bumble Bees: Science on the Threats and Recovery

John Mola, Assistant Professor, Colorado State University

3:35-3:50pm A new guide to cavity-nesting bee nests using community science data

Garret Jolma, Museum and Field Studies, CU Boulder

3:50-4:10pm Q/A Panel Discussion