Community Science
Project Urban Bees of the Great Lakes Region
To continue improving pollinator habitat on urban farms and connecting the public to science through outreach, the BUG Project has launched a community science venture!
Urban Bees of the Great Lakes Region (GLR) is an iNaturalist project that utilizes community member observations of bees on native flowers in urban spaces. This work informs habitat management by increasing our understanding of seasonal pollinator resource needs. It also provides insight on how plant communities influence bee community structure in cities. By knowing which native flowers are most visited by bees in the cities around us, we can sustainably improve habitat for important crop pollinators. Add your photos of bees visiting native flowers in urban spaces to help!
Uploading Observations to iNaturalist
For people new to iNaturalist or needing a refresher, visit their Getting Started page. To upload an observation directly to our project, start by finding us on iNaturalist and clicking “Join this project” found above the banner!
Once you’ve joined, you can add an observation from our home page by clicking the red “Add Observation” button. You can also contribute to our project without going to our home page when you add a new observation. Start by clicking “New Observation” then under the “Add to project(s)” field select “Urban Bees of the Great Lakes Region”.
