[Pollinator] Ohio State: The Power of Pollinators Workshop

[Ladadams at aol.com]

Monday,  March 11, 2013  



_Pollinator short course to focus on threats to bees_ 
(http://www.farmanddairy.com/news/pollinator-short-course-to-focus-on-threats-to-bees/48259.html) 
 
by Other News 


 

 

 



WOOSTER, Ohio — Farmers, gardeners, beekeepers, naturalists and others with 
 an interest in bees are invited to attend The Power of Pollinators Short 
Course,  a workshop organized by _Ohio State University’s Ohio Agricultural 
Research and Development  Center_ 
(http://www.farmanddairy.com/news/oardcs-plant-animal-research-facility-a-welcome-addition/15088.html) . 
The event will be held March 14-15 on OARDC’s Wooster  campus. 
The event will take place at OARDC’s Fisher Auditorium, 1680 Madison Ave.,  
Wooster. 
Short course participants will learn from national experts about bees and 
bee  health, get an up-close look at bees at a microscope area and explore 
bee displays. 
Attendees will also go home with handouts and publications to help them 
learn  more about the current situation of bees.
Registration costs  $20 and includes lunch and handouts. 
To register and for more information, log on to _http://go.osu.edu/R8k_ 
(http://go.osu.edu/R8k) , or contact  Ellsworth at 330-263-3723 or 
_ellsworth.2 at osu.edu_ (mailto:ellsworth.2 at osu.edu) . 
Highlight
One of the short course’s highlights is Bayer Bee Care Program’s “Beehicle,
”  a specially wrapped vehicle that’s on a three-month journey across the 
Midwest  providing bee stewardship workshops and expert presentations on 
issues impacting  honeybee wellness. 
Topics that will be covered during the short course include pollination  
biology, native bee identification, garden-variety bees and confused cousins,  
threats to pollinators, the status of honeybees, and native plants for 
native  bees.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Laurie Davies  Adams
Executive Director
Pollinator Partnership
423 Washington St.  5th Fl.
San Francisco, CA 94111
T: 415.362.1137
F: 415.362.0176

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