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SUMMARY:Native Bee Photography Workshop with Ian Wright
DESCRIPTION:Join California Native Bee Society and Ian Wright for an all day workshop at Lake Perris State Recreation Area focusing on topics including: \n\nHow to photograph bees\nNatural lighting and flash-fill lighting\nDive into photography equipment\n\nEvent Details:\nAddress: 17801 Lake Perris Drive\, Perris CA\, 92571\nDate/Time: May 2\, 2026\, 9:00am am to 2:00 pm (with breaks and lunch)\nLake Perris SRA has an entrance fee of $10 per car\nRefreshments including water and snacks provided\, participants must bring their own lunch. \nRegistration Cost:\nEarly Bee Members Special: $125 until April 18th\nMembers: $150\, registration increases after April 18th\nNon-CalNBS members: $175 \nLimited spots are available! Please email outreach@calnbs.org with any questions. Register here. \nWe will be sending confirmation and reminder emails prior to the event. Please make sure to check these for details about how to pay\, what to bring\, the agenda\, and more information! \nIn case you missed it\, view his talk from January here. \nPhoto by Ian Wright.
URL:https://calnbs.org/event/native-bee-photography-workshop-with-ian-wright/
LOCATION:Lake Perris State Recreation Area\, 17801 Lake Perris Dr.\, Perris\, CA\, 92571\, United States
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SUMMARY:Water Conservation Garden Spring Festival
DESCRIPTION:Drop by The Spring Garden & Butterfly Festival to explore 90 different craft vendors and nonprofit partner tables and enjoy butterfly releases. Lots of family friendly activities all around the campus. Learn more at the event website.
URL:https://calnbs.org/event/water-conservation-garden-spring-festival/
LOCATION:Cuyamaca College\, 12122 Cuyamaca College Dr. West\, El Cajon\, CA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260512T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260512T200000
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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting: Kevin Huntley
DESCRIPTION:What’s Buzz’n in Humboldt? \nSince my founding in 1989\, I have been researching the insect kingdom. My lifelong passion for these amazing animals has led me to develop several educational programs for the public. My first program was developed in 2013 for Wyndham in Sedona\, Arizona. I was later recognized for my unique talents by the California State Parks where I was allowed to create new insect programs for the Northern Redwoods District starting the summer of 2024 where my success has led me to pursue my dream as an independent insect educator. \nRegister for the meeting here.
URL:https://calnbs.org/event/monthly-meeting-kevin-huntley/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260516T130000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260429T042041Z
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SUMMARY:Bee-o-Blitz at Lake Merritt
DESCRIPTION:Kick off the first Bee-o-Blitz at Lake Merritt with Vidur Thammineni! Learn more about the project here: https://calnbs.org/bee-o-blitz/ \nMake sure to join the iNaturalist project. \nContact info@calnbs.org with questions!
URL:https://calnbs.org/event/bee-o-blitz-at-lake-merritt/
LOCATION:The Gardens at Lake Merrit\, 666 Bellevue Ave\, Oakland\, CA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260517T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260517T160000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260409T065403Z
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SUMMARY:World Bee Day (San Diego)
DESCRIPTION:Come and celebrate World Bee Day at the Japanese Friendship Garden in San Diego!
URL:https://calnbs.org/event/world-bee-day-san-diego-2/
LOCATION:Japanese Friendship Garden\, 2215 Pan American E Rd\, San Diego\, CA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260517T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260517T160000
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SUMMARY:River Days Pollinator Safari & Bee-o-Blitz
DESCRIPTION:Join the California Native Bee Society and The San Diego River Park Foundation at the Point Loma Native Plant Garden to learn more about the pollinators that live in the San Diego River Watershed. We’ll look for hummingbirds\, native bees\, and bugs\, and upload our findings to iNaturalist. This demonstration garden is full of native plants and brings in some truly unique pollinators! Bring a cell phone or camera to take photos of what you find. Drop in at any time. This is a flexible event where we will be walking around slowly on dirt paths\, peering into flowers\, and can be attended by all ages. There are no bathrooms at this location.
URL:https://calnbs.org/event/river-days-pollinator-safari-bee-o-blitz/
LOCATION:Point Loma Native Plant Garden\, 4444 Greene St.\, San Diego\, CA\, United States
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SUMMARY:Native Bee Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Join California Native Bee Society and UC San Diego Natural Reserve System for a workshop about native bees at the Kendall-Frost Marsh Reserve focusing on native bee identification\, pinning and labeling specimens\, and looking for wild bees in the field! Learn from Rachel Allingham an entomologist from the San Diego Natural History Museum\, native bee expert Brandi Sanchez\, and wetlands bee expert Jen Schlauch Saiyawong. \nRegister at bit.ly/nativebeesworkshop \nSpace is limited\, so reserve your spot today!
URL:https://calnbs.org/event/native-bee-workshop/
LOCATION:Kendall Frost Marsh\, 2055 Pacific Beach Dr\, San Diego\, CA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260523T090000
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SUMMARY:Canyonlands Stewardship Saturday and Bee-o-Blitz
DESCRIPTION:Come and look for bees in Mission Hills on Stewardship Saturday! Make sure to sign up!
URL:https://calnbs.org/event/canyonlands-stewardship-saturday-and-bee-o-blitz/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260523T091500
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SUMMARY:Silverwood Bee-o-Blitz
DESCRIPTION:Take part in the inaugural Bee-o-Blitz organized by the California Native Bee Society \nWe will find and photograph bees and upload them to iNaturalist.org. \nBring a camera or cell phone (with the iNaturalist app downloaded). We will walk around the preserve slowly\, while watching the flowers and path for native bees. The native flowers support a variety of bee species\, including many really gorgeous\, colorful species. \nDownload the iNaturalist app on your phone: App Store and Google Play \nThere are limited spots available\, reserve yours today!
URL:https://calnbs.org/event/silverwood-bee-o-blitz/
LOCATION:Silverwood Wildlife Sanctuary\, 13003 Wildcat Canyon Rd\, Lakeside\, CA\, United States
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SUMMARY:Mission Trails Bee-o-Blitz
DESCRIPTION:Round out the Bee-o-Blitz with @markkjames and @carrotpeople looking for bees at Mission Trails Regional Park in San Diego\, CA. Reach out to info@calnbs.org with any questions.
URL:https://calnbs.org/event/mission-trails-bee-o-blitz/
LOCATION:Mission Trails Regional Park\, 4198 Colina Dorada Dr\, San Diego\, CA\, United States
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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting: Janet Kahng and Peggy Luk
DESCRIPTION:SuperBloom Initiative: Creative Conservation \nA talk about meeting people where they are at and how creativity plays a role in conservation.  \nJanet is a Senior Designer at the Walt Disney Company\, focused on storytelling and branded spatial experiences. Nevertheless\, her passion for science communication motivates her to pursue initiatives that revolve around environmental and scientific advocacy through design intervention. Having been a lifelong SoCal resident\, learning about native ecology and early interactions with native plants and bees have given her a sense of place and purpose\, which is feeling she wants to share with others through formative environmental storytelling. \nPeggy is a brand designer for the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games\, where she focused on creating work that reflects and is shaped by the community. Her path has been sparked by a desire to make design that is both visually compelling and meaningful. That same mindset led her to an interest in bees and ecology\, recognizing their essential role in sustaining the communities she cares about. \nTogether\, Janet and Peggy founded the SuperBloom Initiative\, where they focus on creative-led solutions to help reach wider audiences and highlight the important relationships between native plants\, pollinators\, and people. \nRegister for the Zoom meeting here. \nThis meeting will not be recorded\, catch Janet and Peggy live!
URL:https://calnbs.org/event/monthly-meeting-janet-kahng-and-peggy-luk/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260624T110000
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SUMMARY:Montane Bee-o-Blitz: Intro to Native Bees Walk
DESCRIPTION:Kick off the Montane Bee-o-Blitz in the Tahoe Basin are with Kate Walker\, Dr. Rachel Vannette and Dr. Will Richardson with the Tahoe Institute for Natural Science on a bee walk! \nLearn more about our inaugural Bee-o-Blitz here\, and make sure to join the iNaturalist project to log your observations. \nReach out to Kate (socialmedia@calnbs.org) with questions!
URL:https://calnbs.org/event/montane-bee-o-blitz-intro-to-native-bees-walk/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260908T183000
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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting: Dr. Hollis Woodard
DESCRIPTION:Adventures in US Bee Conservation \nHollis is an Associate Professor of Entomology at the University of California\, Riverside and PI of the US National Native Bee Monitoring Research Coordination Network. She received a PhD in Biology in 2012 from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign\, where she worked with Dr. Gene Robinson on the molecular basis of social evolution in bees. From 2013-2015 she was a USDA-NIFA Postdoctoral Fellow working on the nutritional ecology of bumble bees with Dr. Shalene Jha at the University of Texas at Austin. In summer 2015\, she joined the faculty at the University of California\, Riverside. She is broadly interested in native bee ecology\, evolution\, social behavior\, and conservation\, and is leading national efforts to conserve US wild bees. \nBee conservation in the US is currently hindered by challenges associated with assessing the status and trends of a diverse group of >3000 species\, many of which are rare\, endemic to small areas\, and/or exhibit high inter-annual variationin population size. Fundamental information about the distribution of most species across space and time\, thus\, is lacking yet urgently needed to assess population status\, guide conservation plans\, and prioritize actions among species and geographies.
URL:https://calnbs.org/event/monthly-meeting-dr-hollis-woodard/
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