[Pollinator] Workshop Announcement: California's Native Bees: Biology, Ecology, and Identification

[Jaime Claire Pawelek]

Greetings from the Urban Bee Lab, UC Berkeley.  Please forward this
announcement to anyone who may be interested, seats are filling up fast!

Jepson Herbarium Workshop
California's Native Bees: Biology, Ecology, and Identification
Instructors: Gordon Frankie, Sara Leon Guerrero, Jaime Pawelek, and Robbin
Thorp
June 3-7
Location: Hastings Reserve, Carmel Valley

This course will provide basic information about native California bee
biology and ecology with a specific focus on identification to the generic
level. Course participants will spend time collecting in the field at the
UC Hastings Reserve and at a nearby diverse garden in Carmel Valley. They
will also spend time in the lab viewing and keying collected specimens.
Evening lectures on a variety of related topics will add to the field
experiences. Participants will learn about bees' flower preferences, how to
collect bees using several different methods, information on how to build a
bee-friendly garden, and bee identification using generic keys and
microscopes. Participants will have the opportunity to purchase California
Bees and Blooms, Gordon Frankie, Robbin Thorp, Rollin Coville, and Barbara
Ertter's 2014 book on urban California bees and their preferred flowers.
Hikes will be easy.

Workshop fee ($600/$640) includes lodging and meals from Wednesday dinner
through Sunday lunch. Most participants will be accommodated in
dormitory-style rooms with twin or bunk-style beds. Space outside the
bunkhouse is also available for camping. Showers and flush toilets are
available. This workshop will conclude Sunday afternoon.

Registration information is online at
http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/workshops/2015/regform_2015.html
See the full 2015 workshop schedule online at
http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/workshops/2015/index.html

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