Native Bees of Texas

– a one-day course

• Saturday, October 5, 2019, 9 a.m.- 2:30 p.m.
• 4801 La Crosse Ave., Austin, TX 78739
• $45.00. University of Texas affiliate 10% discount code is “Bees”
• Registration - https://17442a.blackbaudhosting.com/17442a/Texas-Native-Bees-05Oct2019

This short-course introduces you to the magnificent world of native bees: their vital role in ecosystems, life history, and habits. Learn how to tell bees from wannabees, manage pollinator habitat, and create a native bee garden with native plants of Texas to conserve these friendly fellows. It is offered by the Jha Lab in the Department of Integrative Biology through the Public/Adult Programs at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

Taught by Laurel Treviño, Outreach Coordinator in the Jha Lab. Treviño holds a bachelor’s in biology (National University of Mexico) and masters in botany and wildland resource sciences (University of California at Berkeley) and does research for public engagement on native plants and pollinators.