Co-Organizers & Staff

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This project is coordinated by thirteen native bee biologists from across the US:

David Inouye, Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory & University of Maryland

Shalene Jha, The University of Texas at Austin

Rebecca Irwin, North Carolina State University & Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory

Neal Williams, University of California, Davis

Rufus Isaacs, Michigan State University

Sarina Jepsen, The Xerces Society

Sam Droege, US Geological Survey

Bryan Danforth, Cornell University

Tam Smith, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Jamie Strange, The Ohio State University

Terry Griswold, USDA-ARS, Pollinating Insect-Biology, Management, and Systematics Research Unit

Dan Cariveau, University of Minnesota

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The project is led by a team at UC Riverside:

Hollis Woodard (Lead PI, University of California, Riverside)

Blanca M. Guillen, recent graduate of UCR and Project Manager

Erica Sarro, PhD candidate in the Woodard lab and co-lead of community science activities

Public engagement is being led by the Extension & Community Science Committee
​(co-chaired by Rufus Isaacs & Sarina Jepsen):

Margarita López-Uribe, Pennsylvania State University

Andony Melathopoulos, Oregon State University

Elaine Evans, University of Minnesota

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Interested in joining us?

Please email us at: nationalnativebees@gmail.com
​to express your interest and learn more about opportunities in your area