Workshop 3: Federal agency needs and priorities for native bee monitoring

This workshop was co-organized by Izzy Hill of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Tam Smith of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Casey Burns of the Bureau of Land Management and focused on understanding needs and efforts of U.S. federal agencies related to native bee monitoring. Speakers from 10 federal agencies shared projects, initiatives, and infrastructure supporting native bees and also described their needs for future monitoring efforts.

The speakers were (links go to recorded presentations on our YouTube channel):

• Six speakers from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• Casey Burns, Bureau of Land Management
• Lori Makarick and Sarah Whipple, National Park Service
• Edward Henry, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
• Robert Progar, U.S. Forest Service
• Jonathan Mawdsley, U.S. Geological Survey
  
• Diana Cox-Foster, USDA Agricultural Research Service
• Douglas Burkett, Department of Defense
• Thomas Steeger, Environmental Protection Agency
• Zachary Eldredge, Department of Energy