Save the Bees!—But Which Bees, and How?
Thu, Jun 16, 12–2pm Pacific Time
We’ve all seen headlines about plunging pollinator populations and have read stories about people who want to save them. There’s no doubt that pollinators are under pressure and that we most certainly need to enact change to help them. But which bees need saving, and which actions will have the best impact?
Matthew Shepherd’s own awakening about bees came a quarter century ago. Soon after, he was offered the opportunity to take a leading role in protecting them.
Join him on a journey through the diversity of bees, some of the major issues clouding their future, steps we need to be taking to ensure they have a safe environment, and how you can contribute at both an individual level and as a community. Along the way, we’ll also take a diversion to check in on the status of monarch butterflies in North America.
About Matthew Shepherd
In a career that began in England and took him to Kenya before his arrival in the United States, Matthew has spent 35 years working with people from all walks of life to create better places for wildlife. He works for the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, and in the last two decades has helped build pollinator conservation from an obscure issue to a topic of dinner-table conversation and wide engagement.
Matthew is author or co-author of numerous articles and other publications, including Attracting Native Pollinators.