2023 Colorado Pollinator Summit
Promoting and Cultivating Diversity in Pollinator Conservation
November 6, 2023 | Denver Botanic Gardens
2023 Colorado Pollinator Summit Welcome & Introduction to the Colorado Pollinator Summit with Adrian Carper of the CU Museum of Natural History
2023 KEYNOTE SESSION
The Biodiverse Pollinator Garden: Lessons from Research & Practice Dr. Harland Patch of the Pennsylvania State University’s Center for Pollinator Research | 2023 Colorado Pollinator Summit Keynote Presentation.
Learn more at the Center for Pollinator Research
New Book (2024) The Lives of Bees: A Natural History of Our Planet's Bee Life by Christina Grozinger and Harland Patch
Status & Conservation of the Uncompahgre Fritillary Butterfly and A Silverspot Butterfly with Terry Ireland of the USFWS
Beyond Butterflies & Bees: Improving Habitat for the Other Orders with Amy Yarger of the Butterfly Pavilion
Wasps: The Astonishing Diversity of a Misunderstood Insect with Eric R. Eaton
Books: Wasps: The Astonishing Diversity of a Misunderstood Insect (2021) by Eric R. Eaton; Insectpedia: A Brief Compendium of Insect Lore (2022) by Eric R. Eaton illustrated by Amy Jean Porter; and Insects Did It First (2018) by Eric R. Eaton and Gregory S. Paulson; a fascinating account of more than eighty insect "firsts." Velcro, bungee jumping, air-conditioning, and chemical warfare to name a few!
Eric’s website & blog
Follow @bug_eric on iNaturalist
Journey To The Dark Side: The Graveyard Shift with Colorado’s Moths with Pam Piombino
Innovators & Changemakers: Diverse and inclusive approaches that inspire and organize communities to protect pollinators with Andrea Montoya, Efraín Escalera, Faith Williams Dyrsten, and Tiffany Boyd
City of Boulder’s Pollinator Advocates training program
Follow Efraín Leal Escalera on Instagram @macrocolorado and read about his work in this article
Explore Faith Williams Dyrsten’s art on her website and on Instagram @faithwilliamsart
Update on the Colorado Native Pollinating Insects Health Study by co-authors Deryn Davidson, Steve Armstead, and Adrian Carper
People & Pollinators Action Network study background and Insect Profiles (illustrated by Faith Williams Dyrsten)
2023 Summit - Closing Comments with Dr. Adrian Carper
2023 Post-Summit CPN Collaboration Exploration
Each year anyone from the CPN network is welcome to attend a post-Summit action planning work session where we brainstorm about the coming year’s priorities for CPN. We also meet virtually about once a quarter.
All are welcome! Join our email list and/or Google discussion group to be invited to these meetings.
Thank you to our 2023 Colorado Pollinator Summit Sponsors!
To sponsor the 2024 Colorado Pollinator Summit please get in touch with us at connect@coloradopollinator.network.