<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">See message below from Bryan:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">Dear Pollinator Enthusiasts,<u></u> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-size:12pt;text-indent:0.5in">Our lab has recently initiated a community science project focused on mapping (and ultimately conserving) aggregations of ground-nesting bees using the iNaturalist platform. We are calling this “Project GNBee” and we would like to spread the word among colleagues and prospective partners. Here are some links to give you more background on the project: </span><u style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-size:12pt;text-indent:0.5in"></u><span style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-size:12pt;text-indent:0.5in"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(36,36,36)">GNBee </span><a href="https://www.gnbee.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">website</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(36,36,36)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(36,36,36)">iNaturalist </span><a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/ground-nesting-bees-3e6882c0-a112-4ddb-b043-1da25638ce96" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">project</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(36,36,36)"> <u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(36,36,36)">Would you please spread the word? We would also be interested in your thoughts on the project and how we can improve and expand it. The project will help us understand how factors like topography and soil characteristics impact the locations of nesting aggregations and may allow us to create suitable nesting habitat in the future. We also hope that the project will lead to conservation efforts focused on protecting sites that host large aggregations of ground-nesting, wild bees. <u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(36,36,36)">For further inquiries and suggestions please contact the project lead, Jordan Kueneman, at </span><a style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">groundnestingbees@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(36,36,36)">.<u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(36,36,36)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(36,36,36)">Thanks for your help and feedback,<u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(36,36,36)">Bryan Danforth<u></u> <u></u></span></p><br></div><div id="m_7089047708198427589Signature"><div><div style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div></div><div id="m_7089047708198427589divtagdefaultwrapper" dir="ltr" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><div name="divtagdefaultwrapper"><div><font size="2"><div>---------------------------------------<br>Bryan N. Danforth, Professor<br>Department of Entomology<br>3124 Comstock Hall<br>Cornell University<br>Ithaca, NY  14853-2601<br>phone: 607-255-3563/FAX: 607-255-0939<br>email: <a href="mailto:bnd1@cornell.edu" target="_blank">bnd1@cornell.edu</a><br>Lab website:<br><a href="http://www.danforthlab.entomology.cornell.edu/" target="_blank">http://www.danforthlab.entomology.cornell.edu/</a></div><div>The Solitary Bees: Biology, Evolution, Conservation </div><div><a href="https://press.princeton.edu/titles/13525.html" target="_blank">https://press.princeton.edu/titles/13525.html</a><br></div><div>The Bee Course (2023): </div><div><a href="https://www.thebeecourse.org/" target="_blank">https://www.thebeecourse.org/</a><br></div><div></div><div>---------------------------------------<br></div></font></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail-iX">...</div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Lora Morandin, Ph.D.</div><div>Associate Director</div><div>Pollinator Partnership</div><div>600 Montgomery St. Ste 440<br></div><div>San Francisco, CA 94111</div><div><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.pollinator.org/" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">www.pollinator.org</span></a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, sans-serif">o: 415-362-1137</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, sans-serif">c: 778-700-0868</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="http://www.pollinator.org" target="_blank"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/zZyBlTpFQjYniFpnMQmc-RrBI2Rpe9U5uKaWfoKoMYek1ugA57_o8RKohSjfJo2JvAfqHKzkZ_Yo_Sqviy3IItch11tROejbCPxaLZ6GmWOfTP9NRiqw41r0FXUzkioCYDi40tA"></a><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></span><img src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4wDmKVbtIRapFc4UFrpADXZEXmTUHKkiyjXZ4EUHocM522ZLeP4zahcpFXxbI81j7-TjmtjQs8" style="color:rgb(32,33,36)"><img src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4zm1EHUcH2jSJAIHChcAV8UNN_keSQaTCffe7wJ_NX7EHaXJasadCBDvDLCcxFssFLNvBQQW2Y" style="color:rgb(32,33,36)"></p></div><div><img width="96" height="71" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4yZNTVeBKIamVkkQSjIvlXu9ChW2-ttnYTE7LOFe2iq5UEntmRknm_swvqOzUKzYP9yHOfpyUs"><br></div><div><br></div><div>I am based in Victoria, BC, Canada. I respectfully acknowledge that I live and work on the lands of the lək̓ʷəŋən Peoples (Songhees and Esquimalt First Nations) whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.</div><div><a href="http://www.pollinatorpartnership.ca" target="_blank"><img width="96" height="41" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4yPGSEL-TSLuP5hahn2eDGPub1plSYqMvytd8HHDmP8G0KHK_zq3i5kGu2in34wILgRS1woR50"></a>  <br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>