Hastings Natural History Reservation

06 Jun, 08 AM - 08 Jun, 06 AM

We will examine selected aspects of the pollination ecology of the Hastings Reserve's spring wildflowers. Several field exercises are planned to demonstrate how and when flowers make their pollen and nectar rewards available to pollinators, and how pollinators use their behavioral, morphological, and physiological adaptations to extract floral resources. Much of our attention will be focused on the rich variety of solitary bee species (200-250 species) and the flowers they visit at Hastings. Participants will be instructed on the wide variety of methods that are used to study pollination relationships. During the evenings, talks will be presented on the topics of pollination syndromes in plants, bee diversity, global pollinator decline, and encouraging pollinators in the backyard environment. There will be no collecting of specimens.

Visit #13484 @Hastings Natural History Reservation

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Under Project # 8801 | Public Use

Pollination Ecology of Spring Wildflowers

faculty - University of California, Berkeley

Reservation Members(s)

Group of 2 K-12 Instructor Jun 6 - 8, 2008 (3 days)
Cecile Shohet Jun 6 - 8, 2008 (3 days)
Group of 17 Other Jun 6 - 8, 2008 (3 days)

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Bunk House Cottage 20 Jun 6 - 8, 2008
Fanny Arnold Conference Room 20 Jun 6 - 8, 2008
Hastings Cabin 20 Jun 6 - 8, 2008
Ranch House 20 Jun 6 - 8, 2008