BEE GIRL

Bee Conservation Education and Outreach Bee Regenerative delivered public education and community outreach on bee conservation through presentations, events, and curriculum development. Staff presented at national conferences, beekeeping associations, and agricultural gatherings, including a keynote address for Gartners Earth Month, a presentation at the NAPPC Honey Bee Health Symposium, a panel discussion with Farm to Crag, and a field day with the Xerces Society at North Bridger Bison for high school students. The organization hosted and participated in community events including a Spring Gala, Pints for a Purpose, and multiple farmers market and food co-op activations. An art-based educational initiative, Bee Habitat in Cyanotype, was exhibited at multiple Rogue Valley venues. World Bee Day programming included a fundraiser to distribute The Thing About Bees education packs to schools, including translated materials for the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.

Field Research & Conservation Science Bee Regenerative conducted wild bee population monitoring on working agricultural lands across the west. Staff operated a mobile research van to access remote ranching landscapes, partnering with J Bar L, Dakota Partnership Ranch, Flying C, and the 777 Bison Ranch to study relationships between ranching practices including bison habitat use and native bee communities. Research findings were presented at the Entomological Society of America annual conference and the North American Pollinator Protection Campaign Conference. Staff also submitted a field report to The Nature Conservancy and completed work under the Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program.