PollinaTerps
PollinaTerps is a collective group of University of Maryland students, staff, faculty, local scientists and local community members. We are working to build a bee friendly community through research, education, habitat creation and preservation.
Outreach is a major component of PollinaTerps' mission and we have participated with the local community at various venues. Part of our engagement in the community has included creating interactive games that teach the importance of pollination to children, facilitating pollinator themed workshops that teach how you can help pollinators and distributing educational information that fosters knowledge of the importance of pollinators. Some of the events that PollinaTerps has participated in include:
Outreach is a major component of PollinaTerps' mission and we have participated with the local community at various venues. Part of our engagement in the community has included creating interactive games that teach the importance of pollination to children, facilitating pollinator themed workshops that teach how you can help pollinators and distributing educational information that fosters knowledge of the importance of pollinators. Some of the events that PollinaTerps has participated in include:
- SGA Earth Day Festival
- Maryland Day
- Smithsonian Garden Fest
- Maryland Master Gardener Training Day
- Smithsonian Pollinator Week
- Horticultural Consortium of the Greater Washington Area at the National Arboretum
PollinaTerps is always looking for further ways to engage with the community to further spread the importance of pollination to our world. If you would like to join or have a suggestion for PollinaTerps please contact us at [email protected].
If you or your group would like to have a lesson on the importance of pollinators in the ecosystem, we have provided here some free educational information below that can be used.
If you or your group would like to have a lesson on the importance of pollinators in the ecosystem, we have provided here some free educational information below that can be used.
This is a short pamphlet that briefly describers what "pollinators" are, what benefits they provide, and what is happening to them.
With native pollinator habitats being reduced, this brochure gives you a few tips on what you can do to help make nesting sites for some native bees.
There are many flowing plants that can be added to your garden, but often times it may not be clear which plants will be best to attract native pollinators. This is a short guide that outlines which type of plants are best for attracting pollinators.
Honeybees are not only important for the ecosystem, but also fill a vital role in the Maryland economy. Here is a short guide to how honey bees are an economically important species and what you can do to help keep their populations strong.
Want to attract some pollinators to your garden? Here is a brochure that outlines a simple way to bring pollinators to your garden by constructing a pollinator nest.
Building nesting grounds can be a fun activity to share with your kids. This postcard provides step by step instructions on how to construct a bamboo nest for mason and leaf cutter bees.
Native Bee Survey
The results for the 2014 Native Bee Survey are available here.
These are downloads of the documents for the 2015 Maryland Native Bee survey. The Monitoring Guide is the complete and comprehensive guide to identifying bees and data collection and the pocket guide is a field reference. For more information on either of these documents or the 2015 Native Bee survey contact Olivia Bernauer ([email protected])
| pocket_guide.pdf |
| monitoring_guide_pdf.pdf |
| monitoring_guide_pdf_part_2.pdf |