Get Involved
The collaborative efforts of CPN members has been a powerful force for Colorado's pollinators. The 2023 Colorado Native Pollinating Insects Health Study and 2024 Rare Plants & Invertebrates Bill granting Colorado Parks and Wildlife authority to study and manage native pollinators have put conservation efforts on a promising trajectory.
It’s going to take many more people getting involved in pollinator recovery and habitat restoration to truly protect our state’s biodiversity. Here we share a growing list of ways for you to engage at on your own and in community.
Resources & Community Science Projects That Need You
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Xerces Bumble Bee Atlas Is Now In Colorado!
Help gather the necessary data to effectively track and conserve bumble bees. Anyone is welcome to participate and help contribute to a better understanding of bumble bee needs. All observations are non-lethal to the bees and training is provided.
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Explore the Colorado Native Pollinating Insects Health Study
People & Pollinators Action Network breaks down key findings, insect profiles, and more from the Department of Natural Resources study.
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Join the Colorado Butterfly Monitoring Network
CBMN is a long-term community science project led by Butterfly Pavilion that harnesses the power of volunteers to observe and record butterflies in open spaces and parks multiple times per season, gathering essential data that land managers use when making conservation decisions. No experience necessary!
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Big Bee Bonanza Database
Want to support pollinator research? Join this CU Boulder Museum of Natural History-based community science project to support bee research! Help transcribe bee specimen labels into an online database so they can be accessed by researchers around the world! A laptop or tablet with Internet access is essential, no experience required. Sign up to learn about upcoming, in-person events at and around CU Boulder! Volunteers will receive a an official certificate of thanks for their time.
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Submit Your Hummingbird Sightings Through eBird.org
This popular birding app created by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology helps to track local populations and bird migration patterns across the United States. Submitting photographs or even just recording sightings of Colorado hummingbirds can be a really wonderful way to contribute to community science. You can create an account online at www.ebird.org or download the app directly to your phone.
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New Landscape for Life™ Courses
With a new online format, the Landscape for Life™ curriculum has been updated and refreshed through a rigorous review process in partnership with CSU. All content remains grounded in the principles of the national Sustainable Sites Initiative and is designed with home gardeners, landscaping companies, clients of landscaping companies, municipal staff, and HOA boards. These foundational courses walk you through the “why” of sustainable landscaping and provide hands-on activities to bring theory into practice to answer the “how."
Get Involved With CPN’s Co-Founding Organizations & Pollinator Protection Programs
Butterfly Pavilion | City of Boulder’s Climate Initiatives Department + Cool Boulder Initiative | CSU Extension | CU Museum of Natural History | Denver Audubon | Denver Botanic Gardens | People & Pollinators Action Network | Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
Get Involved With CPN
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Attend our Annual Summit on November 18th
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Attend the Collaboration Exploration on November 22nd
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Connect directly with CPN members via our Google Group
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Explore the Summit Archives
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Join Our Email List To Hear About Quarterly Meetings