SOUTH PARIS — University of Maine Cooperative Extension Oxford County will host a workshop on native bees from 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday Feb. 13, at 9 Olson Road, South Paris.
UMaine Ph.D. candidate Kalyn Bickerman-Martens will discuss Maine’s native bees, bumble bee species and threats, and the Maine Bumble Bee Atlas, a citizen science project. In her research, Bickerman-Martens studies the health of Maine’s bumble bees and wild blueberry pollination.
The program is free; preregistration is required. Register online by Feb 11. For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, call 207-743-6329 or email extension.oxford@maine.edu.
As a trusted resource for more than 100 years, University of Maine Cooperative Extension has supported UMaine’s land and sea grant public education role by conducting community-driven, research-based programs in every Maine county. UMaine Extension helps support, sustain and grow the food-based economy.
