Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions

Seminar: Sam Hanes & Brianne Du Clos
2015-03-23 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | 107 Norman Smith Hall, Mitchell Center - UMaine, Orono, ME, 04469, United States
How Maine Blueberry Growers Use Wild Bees: Learning from a Sustainability Transition in Progress
Sam Hanes and Brianne Du Clos, University of Maine
Honeybees are the backbone of U.S. crop pollination but their numbers have been declining since 1960. Our project looks at why Maine blueberry growers pollinate their crop as they do, with particular attention to their use of wild bees as a supplement or alternative to honeybees. What are some of the obstacles they encounter when they try to use and conserve wild bees and what can be done to help growers who want to diversify their pollination sources?
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Northeastern Ecosystem Research Cooperative (NERC) Conference
2015-03-24 - 2015-03-25 | Gideon Putnam Hotel, Sarasota Springs, FL, United States
NERC encourages presentations and posters on any aspect of ecosystem science in our area. Special sessions at the 2015 meeting will include:
*Cumulative effects of multiple stressors on forested landscapes
*Cold and understudied: Dormant season pattern and process in northeastern watersheds
*Extreme weather events: Impacts on forest ecosystems
*Coupling of soil and surface water chemistry: The role of environmental change
