ENRTF ID: 017-A 

Project Title: Improving Pollinator Conservation by Revealing Habitat Needs 

Category: A. Foundational Natural Resource Data and Information

Summary: Wild pollinators must survive outdoors during our harsh Minnesota winters. We aim to help them persist by discovering habitats they require for shelter through statewide citizen scientists and novel analyses 

Total Project Budget: $ 615,000 
Proposed Project Time Period for the Funding Requested: June 30, 2023 (3 yrs) 

Name: Colleen Satyshur 
Sponsoring Organization: U of MN
Department: Ecology, Evolution and Behavior Address: 140 Gortner Laboratory, 1479 Gortner Avenue 
St. Paul MN 55108 
Telephone Number: (608) 215-0679 
Email csatyshu@umn.edu Web Address: 

Location: Statewide 

Alternate Text for Visual: Showing components of bee habitat: food resources, nesting substrate, and the largely unknown nest building materials, and the process by which statewide volunteers will result in identification of nesting materials