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...
by Pollinator Team | Jun 5, 2019 | Native Pollinator Initiative, Pollinators, Uncategorized
As Jessica, our Conservation Programs Director, so eloquently outlined in her piece titled, The Science of the Seasons, spring has been slowly creeping across Ontario this year, but thanks to some of our heartier more reliable plant species, our bumble bee queens have...
by Wildlife Preservation Canada | May 24, 2019 | Native Pollinator Initiative, Taylor's Checkerspot
Our field staff on Vancouver Island just sent word that we have the first Taylor’s checkerspot butterfly eggs of the season! The cluster of small yellow eggs were laid by a wild-caught female on plantain plants in our temporary field enclosures....
