AT: BEE WILD! Stories of the Science and Conservation of Pollinators

Please join The University of Texas at Austin’s Department of Integrative Biology at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center for the 2018 Jean Andrews Lecture on Sunday, April 8th. A free reception including science and conservation exhibits, activities, snacks, and native plant prizes will begin at 11:30 a.m., and will be followed by a science talk at 1 p.m. about the fascinating world of pollinators and the work being done to protect them. The talk will be given by Dr. Laura Burkle, a professor at Montana State University. The reception and talk are free and open to the public and all ages are encouraged to attend!

Dr. Burkle’s research focuses on the biodiversity of complex communities of flowering plants and pollinators, and the pollination services they provide in both wildland and managed systems. She is especially interested in how plant-pollinator interactions vary across space and time as a result of environmental conditions—including climate change, land-use change, and disturbances like wildfire.