[PCA] EVENT: Bumble Bee Public Symposium on June 22, Smithsonian(Washington, DC)

[Olivia Kwong]

PUBLIC SYMPOSIUM
PLIGHT OF THE BUMBLE BEES

Monday, June 22
10:30 am - 1:00 pm
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History
Baird Auditorium
(10th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC)

Featuring:
Stephen Buchmann, University of Arizona
USA Native Bee Diversity: Rarity, Threats & Conservation Ideals

Paul Williams, Natural History Museum, London
A Global View of Bumble Bees and Their Conservation Status

Robbin Thorp, University of California, Davis
Western Bumble Bees in Peril

Sydney Cameron and Jeff Lozier and, University of Illinois
Status and Trends of Midwestern and Southern Bumble Bees

Leif Richardson, Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife
Bumble Bee Trends in Northeastern North America

Moderator: Michael Ruggiero, Smithsonian Institution

Celebrate National Pollinator Week, June 22 - 28!

Sponsored by the US Geological Survey, Smithsonian Institution, National 
Biological Information Infrastructure, Pollinator Partnership, and 
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)