RESCHEDULED!!! -- Bumble Blitz at Letha House Park
Due to heavy thunderstorms this event has been rescheduled for Saturday, July 29th.
We all know that pollinators play an important role in our food production, but did you know that bumble bees are among our most efficient pollinators? More importantly, unlike honey bees, our bumble bees are native! In fact, there are 21 different species of bumble bees in the eastern United States and nearly all of them have a distribution that places them in portions of Ohio. Although honey bees are not native and our bumble bees are, the two insects share more than just flowers - populations of both insects have been in serious decline the past few years. One species, the rusty patched bumble bee, has the distinction of being the first bumble bee placed on the federal endangered species list. This species was also once common in Ohio. Join us for an important citizen science project as we set out in search of bees and help scientists gather information that will help protect them in the future. Citizen scientists will be photographing species and uploading information to the Ohio Bee Atlas database.
We will meet at Letha House Park in Chatham Township on Saturday, July 29th, at 11am near the shelter on the east side of Richman Road. There will be an ice cream social at the end of the survey, so please let Shelley Tender know if you plan to attend (330-239-4814).
Letha House Park East
5745 Richman Road
Spencer, OH 44275
