Dr. Robert Gegear of UMass Dartmouth was our speaker via Zoom, giving participants a lot to think about in terms of what we can do to help protect native plant-pollinator biodiversity in our own backyards. For more information on contributing citizen science data on pollinators like rare species of bumblebees (via the Beecology project) and planting native trees and flowering plants that can support them, visit Dr. Gegear’s website, and download his recommended native plant list and bumblebee ID guide, below.

You can view his Zoom presentation here!