AP reports on last training session for bee census project
The Associated Press reported on this year’s final training session for citizen scientists interested in Maine’s bumblebee counting project. The session took place at the University of Southern Maine. The Maine Bumble Bee Atlas project aims to help determine Maine bee range and abundance, according to the report. The project is being coordinated by the state, UMaine and the University of Maine at Farmington. SFGate and WMTW (Channel 8 in Portland) carried the AP article.