Have you ever watched a bee buzzing around a flower and wondered—what kind of bee is that? How many bee species call the UMass campus home? How can you tell a bee from a wasp? How can YOU support these vital pollinators? Come find out!

To learn the answers to these questions and many more please join us for a Campus Pollinator Tour with Nicole Bell the UMass Pollinator Extension Specialist, and graduate student researchers Aliza Fassler (Environmental Conservation Dept.) and Mike Amato (Regional Planning Dept.). Brought to you by the UMass Bee Campus Committee and the UMass Grounds, Facilities, and Campus Services Department. 

When: Tuesday 4/22 from 3:00-4:00PM

Where to meet: Meet by the Minute Man Statue next to the campus pond. 

What to bring: Bring comfortable clothes/shoes for a ~1mile walk. Bring your phone to document bees we observe, iNaturalist observations are encouraged on this tour!

Route: We will meet at the Minute Man statue, tour the campus pond, head to the Franklin permaculture garden, and end at the spring-blooming trees by Stockbridge Hall (Bowker Auditorium).

Accessibility: This will be an outdoor tour along a paved route, with periodic stops. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to accommodate you on this tour by reaching out to abolesfassle@umass.edu. 

To sign up please RSVP here: https://forms.gle/zDM4pu1c6kYihScR7