Free, monthly webinars to build skills of community scientists interested in bee conservation. All sessions are at 10 AM EASTERN on the third Friday of the month, May – November. The same link will allow you to join each session.A collaborative effort from the OSU Department of Entomology, The Chadwick Arboretum, and Learning Gardens, and The US National Native Bee Monitoring Research Coordination Network (RCN).
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All sessions are from 10 – 11:00 AM Eastern on the third Friday of the month, May – November 2021
Please note: the focus of this series is wild bee conservation, not honey bee management.
- May 21: Randy Mitchell, The University of Akron, Bee Botany 101
- June 18: Jamie Strange, The Ohio State University, Melittology 101: An Intro to Bee Science
- July 16: Olivia Carril, author, and biologist, Methods of Collecting and Documenting Bees
- August 20: Heather Holm, author, and biologist, Insect Photography and Using iNaturalist to Observe and Document Wild Bees
- September 17: Sam Droege, USGS Native Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab, Tips and Tricks from The Handy Bee Manual
- October 15: Mary Gardiner, The Ohio State University, Contributions of Community Science to Entomology: Benefits for People and Nature
- November 19: Molly Martin, Bee City USA/The Xerces Society, From Community Science to Advocacy in Action: Case Studies in Conservation