• Pollinator Weekend: Devil’s Punchbowl Natural Area

    Devil's Punchbowl Natural Area 28000 Devils Punchbowl Natural Area, Valyermo, CA, United States
    Outreach

    Pollinator Weekend hosted by LA County Parks & Recreation at Devil's Punchbowl Natural Area. Free programs and outreach tables, including crafts, games, pollinator presentation, and a plant walk.  

    Free
  • Monthly Meeting: Janet Kahng and Peggy Luk

    Monthly Meetings & Speakers

    SuperBloom Initiative: Creative Conservation A talk about meeting people where they are at and how creativity plays a role in conservation. Janet 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 […]

  • Milkweed Madness

    Little Barn at Native West Nursery 1849 Leon Avenue, San Diego, CA, United States
    Outreach

    CalNBS will have a table at Milkweed Madness! Join us June 13th as we celebrate the beloved Monarch Butterfly and all of our local pollinators at our first ever Milkweed Madness event! Native West will have milkweed and tons of native plants for sale. Shop goodies from some of our favorite local artisans, learn about […]

  • Wild Tahoe Festival

    Outreach

    Visit a CalNBS representative at the Wild Tahoe Festival! This free, family-friendly event combines the longtime Lake Tahoe Bird Festival and Native Species Day into one fun-filled celebration of Tahoe’s incredible wildlife and natural resources. It’s a great way to spend a spring day outdoors with family and friends while exploring and learning more about […]

    Free
  • Garden Fair at the Nat

    San Diego Natural History Museum 1788 El Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego, United States
    Outreach

    The San Diego Natural History Museum is hosting a free Garden Fair inside and outside the Nat. Visit the California Native Bee Society's table. In addition to native bee info, the event will cover California native plants, celebrating San Diego's incredible biodiversity, and giving you the tools you need to plant native. No museum admission required—though you'll […]

    Free
  • Montane Bee-o-Blitz: Intro to Native Bees Walk in the Tahoe Basin

    Bee-o-Blitz

    Get ready for the California Montane Bee-O-Blitz with this hands-on introduction to native bees. Join experts Rachel Vannette (UC Davis) and Will Richardson (Tahoe Institute for Natural Science) to explore the fascinating world of native pollinators. Learn how to identify bees to the family level, observe their behavior in the field, practice techniques for photographing […]

  • Movie in the Park: Lake Morena Campground

    Lake Morena Campground 2550 Lake Morena Drive, Campo, CA, United States
    Outreach

    We are tabling at the Lake Morena Movie in the Park event on July 11. Come say hi before tuning into A Bug's Life! Summer Movies in the Park is the largest free and family-friendly outdoor movie series in San Diego, with over a hundred screenings at dozens of parks across the region. The program […]

  • Monthly Meeting: Charlie Thrift

    Monthly Meetings & Speakers

    Join Charlie Thrift for a Zoom talk on bee diet specialists, smaller geographic ranges, and conservation vulnerabilities.

  • Central Sierra: Planting for Pollinators – South Lake Tahoe

    Keep Tahoe Blue's Spurlock/Evers Environment & Education Center 2877 Lake Tahoe Blvd, South Lake Tahoe, CA, United States
    Outreach

    Learn how to create a beautiful, water-wise Tahoe garden that supports Tahoe’s native pollinators, including bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds at the Keep Tahoe Blue's Spurlock/Evers Environment & Education Center. Participants will learn how to provide season-long blooms, incorporate native and adapted plants, and create habitat that supports pollinators throughout the year. Whether you are starting […]

  • Film Screening of The Little Things That Run the World

    Dove Library Carlsbad 1775 Dove Lane, Carlsbad, CA, United States
    Outreach

    Join Solana Beach Eco Rotary Club in viewing The Little Things That Run the World, an award-winning documentary. The film combines stunning macro photography with scientific insights to reveal how these tiny creatures act as the "glue of life," holding ecosystems together and enabling biodiversity. The movie runs 1hr 45mins and will be followed by […]

    $10
  • Monthly Meeting: Meet the State Bee Candidates

    Monthly Meetings & Speakers

    Thank you to everyone who nominated a species to be our the State Bee! Before we open up voting, we want to introduce you to all of the species you nominated that are found around the state. This won't be an easy decision when we have over 1600 species found around the state! Register for […]

  • Monthly Meeting: Dr. Hollis Woodard

    Monthly Meetings & Speakers

    Adventures in US Bee Conservation Hollis 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 […]