by Pollinator Team | Oct 28, 2020 | Native Pollinator Initiative, Pollinators, Species at Risk
Colette Kenny recently joined WPC’s Bumble Bee Watch Community Science Program as a volunteer. She is writing today as a guest blogger about her efforts to support native pollinators on her half-acre homestead, located northeast of Kingston, Ontario. She writes...
by Pollinator Team | Sep 30, 2020 | Native Pollinator Initiative, Pollinators
By Hayley Tompkins During these challenging times and periods of change, we can take comfort in the words of Maya Angelou: “We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty”. To highlight...
by Pollinator Team | Jun 4, 2020 | Native Pollinator Initiative, Pollinators
by Genevieve Rowe Our Native Pollinator Initiative is fortunate to work in several of Canada’s provinces, each with their own set of species, landscapes, and conservation challenges. Our team has spent the past three bumble bee seasons at Glenbow Ranch...
by Pollinator Team | Apr 16, 2020 | Native Pollinator Initiative, Pollinators, Yellow Banded Bumblebee
We are itching to survey for bees, but we are home keeping ourselves and others safe from COVID-19 so instead, we are reminiscing about bumble bee surveys from years past. Check out this little blog (and especially the video at the end!) to see what all the fuss is...
by Pollinator Team | Mar 26, 2020 | Native Pollinator Initiative, Pollinators, Rusty Patched Bumblebee
Depending on where you live in Canada, the snow may already be melting, revealing early signs of spring. If you’re an avid gardener, you might already be thinking about what plants you want to add to your property this year. While it’s always nice to...
by Pollinator Team | Aug 20, 2019 | Native Pollinator Initiative
By Genevieve Rowe, Lead Biologist, Native Pollinator Initiative Sometimes as biologists we get stuck at a desk or in a lab, and sometimes we’re lucky enough to get a few weeks out in the field searching for the animals we are most fond of, and if we’re...
