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Bee City USA & Bee Campus USA: Mobilizing Communities to Protect Pollinators

When
27 Feb 2025
7:00 PM
Location
Online via Zoom

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Native pollinators are in decline, but the good news is there are many ways we all can help. Join Laura Rost, National Coordinator of Bee City USA and Bee Campus USA at the Xerces Society, and Pamela Cowart-Rickman, photo editor at Washington College, to learn how communities across the US are joining together to make their cities and schools better for pollinators.

The presentation will feature a case study from Washington College in Maryland, where Pamela’s discovery of a substantial nesting site of rare native bees led the school to protect their habitat. Fun, practical advice on creating high-quality pollinator habitat, reducing pesticide use, and educating the public, with inspiring examples from communities around Maryland and the US, will also be shared.

Laura Rost supports communities working to reduce pesticide use and protect native pollinators. She has been with the Xerces Society since 2014, first working in membership. Before Xerces, she worked for a variety of environmental groups on issues ranging from instream water rights to green building. Laura holds a bachelor’s degree in environmental studies and has a certificate in nonprofit management from Southern Oregon University (the first Bee Campus!). She is on the board of the North Clackamas Watersheds Council in Milwaukie, Oregon (a recently certified Bee City).

Bee City USA and Bee Campus USA unite people to make their communities better for pollinators, in particular native bees, by adding high-quality habitat and reducing pesticides. Bee City USA and Bee Campus USA are initiatives of the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation. Visit beecityusa.org to learn more.

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The mission of the Natural History Society of Maryland is to foster stewardship of Maryland’s natural heritage by conserving its natural history collections, educating its citizenry, and inspiring its youth to pursue careers in the natural sciences.