SUNY ESF
Pollinator Ecology Program
North America’s native pollinators are essential to ecosystems and agriculture, and many are facing serious population declines due in large part to habitat loss. However, for a significant number of species, we still lack crucial information about their ranges, diet, and habitat needs, as well as how they respond to management, making it difficult to direct conservation actions to protect them. There is also a growing public demand for regionally specific information about northeast native pollinators and the plants that support them.
The Restoration Science Center is a leader and partner in numerous research, restoration, and outreach efforts to better understand and conserve North America’s native pollinators.
Interested in learning more or getting involved? Contact the RSC’s Pollinator Ecologist:
Molly Jacobson
Pollinator Ecologist
mmjacobs@esf.edu
In 2022 ESF became a Bee Campus USA affiliate.
This work would not be possible without the generosity of Betsy and Jesse Fink Family Foundation.
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NYS Pollinator Spotlight
Andrena regularis
Megachile pugnata
Augochlora pura
Eucera pruniosa
Stelis louisae
Xylocopa virginica
All photos by Molly Jacobson.