Come celebrate pollinator week and help us protect insect pollinators on Bohemia Ecological Preserve! Did you know that 75% of plants depend on pollinators to reproduce? And so, we want to learn about the insects that live at BEP in order to make healthier habitats that allow them to grow and thrive.
By the end of the day, you’ll be able to tell the difference between types of insect pollinators, including beetles, moths, flies, and native bees. And you’ll know how to conduct visual surveys for pollinators in the grasslands.
And that’s not all! LandPaths is participating in the California Bumble Bee Atlas (CCBA) this year. So while everyone will get a chance to see bumble bees up close and learn how to tell different species apart, those that participate in the CCBA surveys can try their hand at catching one! Watch these great training videos if you’re interested: Training modules–Cali Bumble Bee Atlas – California Bumble Bee Atlas (cabumblebeeatlas.org)
Biodiversity conservation is a priority goal for LandPaths’ preserve stewardship, so we are excited to initiate community science events like this one to catalog and monitor biodiversity on the preserves. Community science will help LandPaths both steward the preserves for biodiversity conservation locally as well as contribute to wider regional programs and conservation efforts.
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