Lorquin Scholars: Cole Cramer and Connor Hsu
Cole Cramer and Connor Hsu are high school juniors with a shared passion for entomology and insect biodiversity. They are the co-founders and co-leaders of the Lorquin Scholars, the youth […]
Dr. Leif Richardson: California Bumble Bee Atlas: Community Science for Native Bee Conservation
Dr. Richardson is a conservation biologist with The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, where he leads the California Bumble Bee Atlas, a community science project to inventory the native bees […]
Corey Andrikopolous – Stingless Bees of Palo Alto
Corey is a biologist and educator that has spent his career at the intersection of ecology, horticulture, and community engagement. After years conducting pollinator research throughout the western United States […]
Ian M. Wright – Photographing California’s Native Bees
Ian M. Wright is a field biologist with over a decade of photography experience. He specializes in macro and wildlife photography but also enjoys photographing people and, especially, the intersection […]
Dr. Nina Sokolov- The Artistic Musings of a Bee Disease Ecologist
Dr. Nina Sokolov is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California, Berkeley, who studies the viruses that infect bees. She is interested in understanding how crop pollination events affect […]
Krystle Hickman – Telling a Story Through Conservation Photography
Bio: Krystle Hickman is a National Geographic Explorer and community scientist based in Los Angeles. With a passion for nature and an eye for artful photography, Hickman strives to elevate awareness of the […]
Dr. Felicity Muth – Cognition in Wild Bumblebees
Information about Dr. Felicity Muth can be found on her research website. Bio: Dr. Muth is an assistant professor in the Department of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior at UC Davis. She leads […]
Dr. James Hung – Services and disservices rendered by the western honey bee (Apis mellifera)
Information about Dr. James Hung can be found on his website: https://hungpollinatorlab.weebly.com/ Bio: James Hung is a bee biologist currently serving as an assistant professor at the University of Oklahoma, […]
Chelsea Gastelum: Urban Conservation on a Community Level
Chelsea highlighted The Busy Bee Garden Co-Op. This co-op strives to remove and rescue the cost factors associated with native landscaping in urban and suburban environments, making it equitable for all […]