🌼🐝 Pollinator Week 2026 🐝🌼

Oregon is home to hundreds of native bee species that play a critical role in our ecosystems. One of the best ways to support them is by planting diverse habitat, reducing pesticide risks, and learning more about the pollinators around us!

Oregon State University resources:

🌿 Native Plant Picks for Bees
https://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/em-9363-native-plant-picks-bees

🐝 Native Bees in Oregon Deserve the Spotlight
https://extension.oregonstate.edu/news/native-bees-oregon-deserve-spotlight

🌳 Enhancing Urban and Suburban Landscapes to Protect Pollinators
https://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/em-9289-enhancing-urban-suburban-landscapes-protect-pollinators

🔎 Oregon Bee Atlas
https://extension.oregonstate.edu/bee-atlas

🌼 Oregon Bee Project
https://extension.oregonstate.edu/bee-steward/oregon-bee-project

Recent pollinator news:

🎙️ How Oregon cut pesticide-related bee deaths
Published June 10, 2026 - Jefferson Public Radio
https://www.ijpr.org/podcast/the-jefferson-exchange/2026-06-10/oregon-bee-pesticide-poisonings-decline

📸 A California photographer is on a quest to photograph hundreds of native bees
Published February 2026 - Associated Press / ABC News
https://abcnews.com/Technology/wireStory/california-photographer-quest-photograph-hundreds-native-bees-130128124

🔎 Washington Bee Atlas finds 17 new state bee records
Published March 17, 2026 - Washington State Department of Agriculture / U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
https://www.fws.gov/story/2026-03/washington-bee-atlas-finds-17-new-state-bee-records

🐝 Bee survey finds dozens of species new to Washington state
Published March 25, 2026 - KUOW
https://www.kuow.org/stories/bee-survey-finds-dozens-of-species-new-to-washington-state

Want to help pollinator research and conservation in Central Oregon?

📸 Oregon Bee Atlas on iNaturalist
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/oregon-bee-atlas-bee-pictures

🌸 Nectar & Pollen Plants of the Pacific Northwest
https://tinyurl.com/4zzkwu7d

🌻 Pollinator Pathway Bend
https://pollinatorpathwaybend.org/

Whether you plant native flowers, encourage nesting habitat, contribute observations, or simply learn more about Oregon’s pollinators, every action helps.

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