• 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
  • Weekend of Wonder: Bugs!

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

    Come join the San Diego Natural History Museum and The Bugologist for a Weekend of Wonder, learning about bugs, including native bees! We will have a table all three days, and there will be lots of exciting talks by local entomologists. Friday: 5 pm - 11 pm Saturday: 10:30 am - 3:30 pm Sunday: 10:30 […]

  • Monthly Meeting: Meet the State Bee Candidates

    Monthly Meetings & Speakers

    Thank you to everyone who nominated a species to be our 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! Cast your vote […]

  • 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 […]

  • Outdoor Explore – Lake Skinner

    Lake Skinner Recreation Area 37701 Warren Road, Winchester, CA, United States
    Outreach

    CalNBS will have an outreach table at this free community event featuring hands-on activities, outdoor recreation, educational experiences, and opportunities to connect with local organizations.

    Free
  • Monthly Meeting: Sam Droege

    Monthly Meetings & Speakers

    Tips and workflow for collecting wild bees for conservation Sam Droege grew up in Hyattsville, Maryland, and has always been interested in Nature. He has worked at USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center since 1978 and now works to support research on native bees and stem some of the losses to wild things that come with […]

  • Conservation Conversation at Elfin Forest Recreational Reserve

    Elfin Forest Recreational Reserve 8833 Harmony Grove Road, Escondido, CA, United States
    Outreach

    The final Conservation Conversation of the year hosted by the Escondido Creek Conservancy is going to be buzzin'.  Patricia Simpson and Cindy Pencek from the California Native Bee Society are set to join us to share about CA's native bees. From natural history to recent conservation stories, join us to learn more about these amazing […]

    Free
  • Secret Society of Adultologists

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

    The California Native Bee Society will have a table at the Nat's 21+ Halloween party. This Halloween weekend, explore the mysterious sciences of life and death. Wicked fun awaits throughout the Museum—delight in pop-up activities, hands-on science, bars on every floor, and a DJ that will make you boo-gie the night away. Spooky bites and spirited drinks will be available […]

    $55.00
  • Southern California Botanists Symposium

    California Botanic Garden 1500 North College Avenue, Claremont, CA, United States
    Outreach

    The Future of Urban Botany in Southern California Southern California Botanist's 52nd Annual Symposium Where Cities Bloom will focus on the future of urban botany in southern California. We have an amazing lineup of speakers doing amazing things in our backyards. After the presentations, everyone will have the opportunity to roam the grounds at the […]

    $87.21