2026 update and survey

[Nash Turley]

Howdy yall, 

We have an update about our plans for the Bee Monitoring Program in 2026. First off, we are planning to continue to do more collections around the state in 2026. One reason for that is that we were awarded 2 grants to help fund bee monitoring efforts for the next few years, which is great news!  These grants have some new goals. Instead of funding a general state-wide bee monitoring effort they have a focus on studying plant-bee interactions on rare plants, and bee communities at specific sites around the state which are home to rare plants. We will be working out plans on logistics for this new focus for our collections over the next few months, so stay tuned for more information on that.    

To help us get those plans rolling, could everyone that did collections in 2025 please fill out this survey: 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfVSPd6xg00mqXl-gOz9qEsbQG__LYdZCVHEj-D1-VAvfNZIQ/viewform?usp=publish-editor

Thanks, 

Nash 

[Peg Friese]

This is such exciting news!!!!! Can’t wait to hear more!

Peg

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[Charles, Leslie]

I’m excited for a new challenge next year.   As far as the dates for the meeting, April 4 is the day before Easter … not sure how many would be available that day.    

Leslie Charles

Elk Lake Elementary

First Grade Teacher

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[Nash Turley]

Hi yall, a reminder for anyone who hasn't done this yet, could everyone that did collections in 2025 please fill out this survey: 

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[Charles, Leslie]

Happy New Year everyone! I was wondering if a date has been chosen for the spring meeting. Thanks! 

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[Susan Janton]

Hello Everyone,

I was wondering the same thing.  Spring calendar is filling up fast,

Susan

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[Margarita M Lopez-Uribe]

Hi all,

Happy New Year! I hope you all had a nice holiday season!

The best date for most people was April 12, so PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

I am so excited to see everyone in person again this year.

More soon!

Margarita

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Margarita M. López-Uribe

Preferred pronouns: she/her/hers

Associate Professor 

Department of Entomology 

Lorenzo L. Langstroth Early Career Professor

Pollinator Health Extension Specialist

Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Ecology

Institute of Energy and the Environment Fellow

The Pennsylvania State University

website: http://www.lopezuribelab.com/

twitter: @lopezuribelab

If you would like to set up a time to meet, here is my availability

"I acknowledge that Penn State University occupies the ancestral lands of the Susquehannock peoples. In acknowledging this, I reaffirm my commitment to dismantling the legacies of settler colonialism and the exclusion and marginalization of Indigenous peoples from this land."

[Susan Janton]

Thank you Margarita.

Happy New Year

Susan

[Charles, Leslie]

Thank you.  Looking forward to it! 

Leslie Charles

Elk Lake Elementary

First Grade Teacher

[Margarita M Lopez-Uribe]

Margarita M Lopez-Uribe	12:19 PM (0 minutes ago)
to Tony, Nash

Hi Tony,

Thank you for bringing this to our attention. I was thinking the same thing. 

Do people have a preference for Saturday over Sunday? If you prefer Saturday, please reply to this email! 

Thanks in advance, and my apologies for all the emails!

Margarita 

On Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 9:35 AM Tony Shaw <tony...@comcast.net> wrote:

Hi Margarita, Nash,

Regarding the meeting date selection, I noticed from the survey that April 12 is a Sunday.

 I thought I questioned the ' Sunday' ( but apparently I didn’t), as scheduling any kind of group meeting on a Sunday is quite rare. I'm OK if it is on a Sunday. Just wanting to make sure. 

While obviously it looks to be a one day meeting - any kind of allowances for long distance folks coming in the night before?

Tony

So, we

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[Susan Janton]

Hello

I prefer Saturday, but am available either date. 

Susan 

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[Evelyn Delbarre]

Hi 

I prefer a Saturday also. 

Evelyn S. Delbarre

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[christy carroll]

Saturday is good for me

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