Native Bees as Pollinators Workshop!

Announced on: Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Don't miss this great opportunity to build your bee-dentification skills!

Introduction to Native Bees as Pollinators Workshop

Tuesday, 24 June 2025, 9 AM – 4 PM

at the Ahart Herbarium (Holt Hall 129) at CSU Chico

Sponsored by The Friends of the Ahart Herbarium

Join us for a hands-on workshop to explore the identification, diversity, natural history, habitat and plant associations of our local native bee fauna. This workshop is open to all levels of "bee" experience!

Interactive methods for studying bees and

Identifying to family and genera with emphasis on common native bees

Introduction to dichotomous keying with pinned specimens

Instructors:

Michelle Graydon: Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, California Bumble Bee Atlas contributor, CSU Chico Biological Sciences

John Whittlesey: Retired nurseryman, landscape designs to encourage all pollinators, especially bumble bees

Rob Schlising: Emeritus Professor, CSU Chico, Biological Sciences, advocate for native plants and pollinators

Register in advance to participate:

www.friendsoftheahartherbarium.org/eventsviewcalendar/native-bees-2025

For more information about Friends of the Ahart Herbarium at Chico State:

www.friendsoftheahartherbarium.org/

"The Friends of the Ahart Herbarium is an all-volunteer organization that promotes botanical education and outreach. Our mission is to provide support for the herbarium and to demonstrate and publicize the value of the herbarium to the community."

Funds raised through FOAH workshops support herbarium staffing and ongoing work of documenting our rich biodiversity.