MASTER MELITTOLOGIST BEE ATLAS PROGRAM IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST”

Project ID: F24AC01124

Federal Agency: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Partner Institution: Oregon State University

Fiscal Year: 2024

Initial Funding: $225,000

Total Funding: $225,000

Principal Investigator: Creighton, Jennifer

Agreement Technical Representative: Meier, Julianne

Abstract: OVER A 5 YEAR PERIOD OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY WILL INSTITUTE DIRECTED TRAINING FOR MASTER MELITTOLOGISTS TO CONDUCT STANDARDIZED INVENTORY AND MONITORING OF NATIVE BEE BIODIVERSITY IN NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES WITHIN THE PACIFIC REGION. THIS WILL INCLUDE THE REVIEW OF HISTORICAL DATA PRODUCTION OF NEW SPECIES OCCURRENCE DATA AND CO1 MTDNA BARCODE DATA THE DISTILLATION OF KEY FINDINGS AND SPECIES DISTRIBUTIONS AND THE PRODUCTION OF OUTREACH MATERIALS.