ENRTF ID: 011-A

Project Title: Completion of Wild Bee Surveys: Minnesotas Forest Habitats

Category: A. Foundational Natural Resource Data and Information

Summary: Complete the statewide bee survey by surveying at up to 75 sites in the Laurentian Mixed Forest Province, thus building the foundation for detecting changes in bee fauna through time.

Total Project Budget: $ 664,593
Proposed Project Time Period for the Funding Requested: June 30, 2023 (3 yrs)

Name: Jessica Petersen
Sponsoring Organization: MN DNR
Department: Ecological and Water Reources
Address: 500 Lafayette Road
St. Paul MN 55155
Telephone Number: (651) 259-5130
Email jessica.d.petersen@state.mn.us

Location:
Region: Northeast
County Name: Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Otter Tail, Pine, Roseau, St. Louis, Todd, Wadena

Alternate Text for Visual: Map of the remaining portion of the state needing surveys. Photo of handnetting bees. Outcomes indicating conservation of rare bees and monitoring bee change through time.