Webinar: Cities are the Place to Bee:
Posted Aug 19, 2025
The Role of the City in Shaping Bee Communities,
Thurs., Oct. 16, 7:00 p.m. EDT
| North American Native Plant Society is thrilled to announce that our next webinar will take place on October 2, 2025 and will feature bee ecologist, Anthony Ayers! Anthony will delve into how urban environments influence bee diversity, the impact of native plant richness, and the surprising ways residential gardens and public green spaces can become thriving sanctuaries for pollinators. You’ll learn which plants bees love most, how even small-scale gardens can make a big difference, and why public understanding of native bees is crucial for long-term conservation. Through urbanization, humans have dramatically transformed natural landscapes into built-up environments, presenting numerous challenges for pre-existing biodiversity. Native bees in particular face threats from habitat loss and pollution to the spread of invasive species. But there is hope! The urban parks and residential yards that make up a considerable portion of a city’s green space represent often untapped opportunities to create habitat for native bees. In this webinar, Anthony Ayers will draw on his PhD research to delve into how urban environments influence bee diversity, the impact of native plant richness, and the surprising ways residential gardens and public green spaces can become thriving sanctuaries for pollinators. You’ll learn which plants bees love most, how even small-scale gardens can make a big difference, and why public understanding of native bees is crucial for long-term conservation. Register now! |
