Pollinator Conference

Pollinator Conference
Information for Action

Was held at UMASS Campus Center
October 3 and 4, 2008 8:30 am - 4:00 pm

Conference objectives;

To provide up to date information on pollinator issues; pollinator status, threats, and research methods.

To inform landowners and managers about practices which sustain pollinators.

To inform participants about existing outreach efforts, including partnerships, citizen science, and education.

The Conference was open to the public. We invited scientists and naturalists, concerned citizens and educators, local, state and national agencies and non-governmental organizations that manage lands, and farmers and gardeners to participate.

Conference has passed and was an unqualified success.

The following are a few of the Power Point presentations converted to PDF for your ease of viewing:

The Meaning of Counting Bees Presentation by Sam Droege
more are coming

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Special Dinner Event was Friday Evening, Oct 3, at 6 pm
Dinner event was limited to the first hundred participants.

Keynote Speaker: John Ascher American Museum of Nature History

To be held in the UMASS Campus Center, Amherst, MA

Presenter included: Sam Droege, Dave Wagner, John Ascher, Lynn Adler, Rebecca E. Irwin,
Anne Averill, Dan Conlon, Howard S. Ginsberg, Robert P. Jean, John Losey
Elizabeth Johnson, Edward Toth, Kevin Matteson, Eric Mader, Dr. Jeff S. Pettis
Dolores A. Savignano, Cory S. Sheffield, Ellen Sousa, Kimberly Stoner, Nan Vance,
and more..."

List of Conference Speakers, Bios and Abstracts PDF Updated October 3
The Conference Agenda PDF - updated Sept 26
Map of the Campus
Downloadable PDF Poster

Susan Cloutier, organizer:

Relevant Links

Pollinators
US Fish and Wildlife Service

Effects of invasive plant species
on pollinator service and reproduction in native plants at Acadia National Park recently released by USGS/NPS

Air Pollution impacts pollinators

National Academy of Science study recently identified long term population declines for some wild bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, and bats. The results of this study are available in brief at:
View the study. PDF file

The Pollinator Partnership has its own web site with a wealth of information, including a curriculum of pollinator activities for third through sixth graders.

The Xerces Society also has a great web site with information about providing habitat for bees, including specific plant lists and fact sheets about individual crops, bumble bee decline and more. There is information on pollinator conservation at golf courses too:
View these pages

Using green landscaping practices, as called for in U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Director's Order 144, Greening the Service Through Environmental Leadership, helps protect pollinators by using native plants and reducing pesticide use.

North American Pollinator Protection Campaign

The Pollinator Partnership has posted on their website ECOREGIONAL POLLINATOR PLANTING GUIDES. Each guide is 24 pages of pollinator information including specific planting guides and bloom periods for all the ecoregions of the United States. Twelve are posted online now, with the remaining 20 to be posted by the end of 2009. A Zip Code Ecoregion Locator is one of the features to help people recognize the habitat that is their home simply by typing in their zip code. If your region is not ready yet, register and you will be emailed when your guide is posted.

The link is: www.pollinator.org/guides.htm

National Academy of Sciences information on pollinators

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