About this event
The U.S. and Canada has nearly four times more species of bees than birds. This online lecture will introduce participants to the diverse, beautiful, and essential native bees that coexist with residents of the D.C. area. Drs. Carril and Wilson will introduce some of the most common bees found in the East Coast and celebrate their importance in today's urban and wild landscapes.
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Hosted by
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Team member
Elizabeth Barton (she/her) Volunteer Coordinator & Education Specialist @ U.S. Botanic GardenT
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Guest speaker
Olivia CarrilG
Olivia Carril has been studying bees for over 20 years in ecosystems around the world. She received her Bachelor's and Masters from Utah State University, and a PhD from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. With Dr. Wilson, she has written two books: the Bees in Your Backyard: A Field Guide to North America's Bees, and the soon to be published Common Bees of Eastern North America. She and Joe are working on one additional guide to Common Bees of Western North America. She lives in New Mexico, where she is conducting surveys of native bees in desert landscapes.
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Guest speaker
Joe WilsonG
Joe Wilson has studies bees, butterflies, wasps, and other organisms throughout the western U.S. He received his PhD from Utah State University, and studied butterfly and moth biogeography, and host plant interactions at the University of Nevada, Reno for his postdoc. He is a professor of biology at Utah State University, Tooele. In addition to the books he has co-authored with Olivia, he has also written a children's book about native bees called Bees are the best!, and is currently working on a field guide to velvet ants. He spends his summers surveying for insects throughout the west, with his adventurous wife and three children.
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Team member
Grace Anderson (she/her) Education Specialist - Science Educator @ United States Botanic GardenT
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