In the Life of the Bumble Bee Queen (and the Cuckoo too!)
OnlineJoin Rich Hatfield, Xerces Senior Endangered Species Conservation Biologist, to take a deep dive into the reproductive females of bumble bees, including cuckoo bumble bees. We'll primarily look at the solitary phase of the lifecycle, including what is known about…
Spread, Impact, and Control of Jumping Worms
Join Josef Görres, Professor of Ecological Soil Management, Department of Plant and Soil Science, University of Vermont, for an important presentation summarizing new research on jumping worm invasions in New England. The lecture will report on mechanisms of their spread,…
Waiting for Wildflowers: Spring’s Gifts
OnlineSplashes of color on the forest floor Late winter has all of us waiting and watching for the first wildflowers. By the end of March, we’ve seen pussy willows and maple flowers, alders and elms, but the ground-dwelling wildflowers are…