Roadside Management for Pollinators

Dr. Jaret Daniels is Associate Professor of Entomology at the University of Florida and the Director of the McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity at the Florida Museum of Natural History. He will provide details of his road ecology research and the development of best practices to help native pollinators in these unique conservation systems.

Using Technology to Study Bees: The Georgia Tech Honey Bee Project

Dr. Jennifer Leavey is the Integrated Science Curriculum Coordinator for the Georgia Tech College of Sciences and a faculty member in the School of Biological Sciences. As Director of the Georgia Tech Honey Bee Project, she will share how students have been using cutting-edge methods to find optimal bee habit, design devices to study bees remotely, and explore the impact of urban environments on bees.

Bees, Butterflies, Birds and More: Interactions Between Plants and Pollinators

Dr. Tim Spira is a plant ecologist, native plant gardener, and professor emeritus at Clemson University where he taught plant ecology and field botany. He will discuss how plant-pollinator interactions have played an important role in generating the diversity of flowers that we see (and enjoy) in nature.