KELSEYVILLE >> The next meeting of the Redbud Audubon Society will be held Nov. 20 at 7 p.m. in the Glebe Social Hall at St. Peter”s Catholic Church. The program, presented by Sara Leon Guerrero, a research assistant in the UC Berkeley Urban Bee Lab (UCB), will introduce audiences to the incredible diversity of California native bees.
With 1,600 species in California alone (nearly 40 percent of the total diversity in the US) native bees are an important part of California”s natural history and essential to the health of the state”s diverse ecosystems. This talk by Guerrero will cover native bee ecology, bee-plant relationships and the implications they have on habitat gardening. It will provide the listener with knowledge to start encouraging native bees at home. The audience will also learn about current UCB projects, including the California Statewide Urban Bee Survey and “Farming for Native Bees” in Contra Costa and Ventura counties.
Guerrero majored in Conservation and Resource Studies. She has dedicated the past two years to exploring bee-plant relationships in urban and agricultural landscapes and is project manager for the UCB”s Farming for Native Bees project, which partners Lab with small farmers in Brentwood and Ventura.
For information about Guerrero and the many research interests of the Urban Bee Lab, visit www.helpabee.org. The Redbud Audubon Society is celebrating their 40th year in Lake County. National Audubon New Member Introductory Rate is $20 for 1 year.
St. Peter”s is located at 4085 Main St. in Kelseyville.
