Pollinating animals travel from plant to plant carrying pollen on their bodies in a vital interaction that allows the transfer of genetic material critical to the reproductive system of most flowering plants.
TPPC Pollinator Protection Workgroup
About Us
In 2021 the TPPC established a new pollinator protection workgroup.
Membership: Open to any tribe working on developing a tribal pollinator protection plan. Other government agencies, researchers, and experts are invited to participate.
Purpose: To serve as a support network for tribes working to take actions to protect pollinators; to develop guidelines or a template for a tribal pollinator protection plan; and to raise the visibility of the challenges tribes face as they work to protect pollinators.
Format: Monthly conference calls.
Organization: The group has three co-chairs and will publish meeting minutes on the website. Workgroup meetings will focus on learning about ways tribes can: enhance pollinator habitats, grow more native pollinator-attractive plants, develop tribal pollinator protection plans, identify native pollinators, enhance youth education around pollinators, assess their land resources relative to pollinator habitat, and more. Guest speakers will include pollinator experts from around the country including tribes sharing experiences and successes.
Activities: Monitor the experience of each tribe as they work to develop pollinator protection plans. Document the lessons learned. Develop a clearinghouse of tribal pollinator protection resources for tribes.
Meeting Information
If you’re interested in attending an upcoming meeting please contact one of the people below for the Zoom link and passcode.
2021 Meetings Pollinator Workgroup Meetings
2019 Meetings Pollinator Workgroup Meetings
2018 Meetings Pollinator Workgroup Meetings
2017 Meetings Pollinator Workgroup Meetings
- Presentation from 1/11/17 Workgroup meeting
- Minutes from 1/11/17 Workgroup meeting
- Minutes from 2/8/17 Workgroup meeting
- Minutes from 3/1/17 Workgroup meeting
- Presentation from 4/12/17 Workgroup meeting
- Notes from 5/10/17 Workgroup meeting
- Notes from 6/14/17 Workgroup meeting
- Minutes from 7/12/17 Workgroup meeting
- Presentation from 8/9/17 Workgroup meeting
- Notes from 8/9/17 Workgroup meeting
- Presentation from 9/13/17 Workgroup Meeting
- Notes from 9/13/17 Workgroup meeting
Contact
Nina Hapner
TPPC Pollinator Protection Workgroup Lead
Kashia Band of Pomo Indians
Email: nina@stewartspoint.org
Jasmine Brown
TPPC Pollinator Protection Workgroup Lead
Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes
Email: Jasmine.brown@cskt.org
Loren LaPointe
TPPC Pollinator Protection Workgroup Lead
U.S. EPA, Office of Program Support
Phone: (703) 347-8494
Email: lapointe.loren@epa.gov
Take Our Survey:
Native Food, Native Peoples, Native Pollinators Survey
Pollinator Resources
Click on the tabs below for pollinator resources and information on the following topics:
Information on all Kinds of Bees
- American bumblebee Endangered Species Act status review
- On September 29, 2021, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it was initiating a status review to decide whether to list the American bumblebee as threatened or endangered. For more information see the announcement in the Federal Register.
- Bee ID Guide
- Pollinator Partnership
- “We help people protect pollinators to ensure healthy ecosystems and food security. The Pollinator Partnership’s mission is to promote the health of pollinators, critical to food and ecosystems, through conservation, education, and research.”
- Pollinator Partnership Brochures
- Additional Resources from Pollinator Partnership and Useful Resources
- Xerces Society
- “The Xerces Society is a science-based conservation organization, working with diverse partners including scientists, land managers, educators, policymakers, farmers, and citizens. By using applied research, engaging in advocacy, providing educational resources, and addressing policy implications, we endeavor to make meaningful long-term conservation a reality. Our core programs focus on habitat conservation and restoration, species conservation, protecting pollinators, contributing to watershed health, and reducing harm to invertebrates from pesticide use.”
- Xerces Guide to Assessing Pollinator Habitat
Bees and Bee Identification
- Discover Life
- Bee Smart app: http://pollinator.org/beesmartapp.htm
- NatureServe: http://www.natureserve.org/
- BISON-Species identification: https://bison.usgs.gov/#home
- Bug Guide: http://bugguide.net/node/view/15740
- BISON: https://bison.usgs.gov
- Common Bees of Ohio
Government Websites for Pollinators
Federal Resources
USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service
- Monarch Joint Venture
- MonarchLIVE
- NRCS Webinar Archive (On-demand webinars)
- NRCS Webinar Portal
- Honeybee Health Coalition Managed Pollinator Plans
- Xerces: RED Lists
- Cooperative Extension
- Using Farm Bill Programs for Pollinator Conservation
- USDA NRCS Web page on Pollinators
- More from NRCS but specifically for California
Educational Resources
Bees and Bee Biology
- Penn State Entomology Page
- Penn State Beekeeping 101 Course
- Beekeeping Fact Sheets from MAAREC
- Native Bee Fact Sheets from MAAREC
- eXtension
- Video on protecting pollinators
- Projects by Native Americans
National Conservation Training Center
- Main website (training opportunities)
- Youth Programs and opportunities
- Regional IPM Centers
- Digital Media from Fish and Wildlife Service
- Wild For Bees (Canada)
- Educational information
- Good information comparing honey bees to other bees
Email Mailing Lists on Pollinators
- Pollinators Mailing List (Huge global list of all things pollinator): Pollinator@lists.sonic.net
- https://lists.sonic.net/mailman/listinfo/pollinator
- Bee Monitoring Mailing List (Native bee identification and more): beemonitoring@yahoogroups.com
UC Davis Honey Bee Extension Newsletter: Email: elnino@ucdavis.edu
- L. Niño Bee Lab: http://elninobeelab.ucdavis.edu
- California Master Beekeeper Program (CAMBP): http://cambp.ucdavis.edu
Training for Pesticide Applicators
- Pollinator Partnership – a Training Module for Certified Pesticide Applicators, Pesticide and Crop Advisors, and Agricultural Producers (video): http://www.pollinator.org/pesticide-education
To sign up for updates on:
- L. Niño Bee Lab Courses: http://eepurl.com/cjRern
- CAMBP interest list: http://eepurl.com/cjRzY1
Specialist Bees
Honey Bees
- State Apiary Lists
- Honeybee Health Coalition
- “Our mission is to collaboratively implement solutions that will help to achieve a healthy population of honey bees while also supporting healthy populations of native and managed pollinators in the context
of productive agricultural systems and thriving ecosystems.”
- “Our mission is to collaboratively implement solutions that will help to achieve a healthy population of honey bees while also supporting healthy populations of native and managed pollinators in the context
- Bee Informed Partnership
- “The Bee Informed Partnership is a collaboration of efforts across the country from some of the leading research labs and universities in agriculture and science to better understand honey bee declines in the United States.”
Sources for Grants
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
- Grants Program
- Monarch Program
- Federal Grants Main Page
- FWS Tribal Grants
- NOAA Species Recovery Grants for Tribes
- Pheasants Forever Youth Programs
- America in Bloom
- Monarch Lab (MN)
- Captain Planet Foundation
- Whole Kids Foundation
- Education Outside (teachers)
- Butterfly Garden Grants page
- Plant Savers
- NIFA/USDA
- Global Restoration Network
- Garden ABCs
- Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
- Annie’s Grants for Gardens
- List of Grants for Gardens
- Grantwrangler.com
- Grants.gov
TWG website:
https://www.fws.gov/nativeamerican/grants.html
Grants.gov:
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/home.html
See Funding Opportunity Number #: F17AS00211
Fish and Wildlife Service Program
Overview: Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program is cost share program that Tribes are eligible to participate.
Helpful Organizations
Diana Cox-Foster; Diana.Cox-Foster@ars.usda.gov
- Diana is the lead researcher at the USDA’s Logan Utah Bee laboratory. She is an expert on native bees.
Sam Droege; sdroege@usgs.gov
- Sam is an entomologist and photographer and much more at USGS.
Pollinator Plans
Tribal Pollinator Protection Plan Builder List
The purpose of the builder list is to provide managers with access to invaluable resources for building their Tribal Pollinator Protection Plan (TP3). TP3s can be as unique as the Tribal community that is developing the plan and as simple or as complex as is needed to meet the needs of a tribal community.
This builder list provides links to web resources that can aid Tribal managers in researching basic information about pollinator protection, pollinator habitat, potential funding resources, survey tools, pollinator plants and much more.
The resource list is a portal to external websites. [Please note that the TPPC does not monitor the links to make certain they remain active. Contact the TPPC Coordinator listed in the Contacts section if you identify a link that is no longer valid.] The portal provides a brief abstract/synopsis of each of the resource links and the type of information that is available to help managers evaluate a site before going to it. Hopefully, this will streamline the research process by reducing time with web searches and make information readily available.
Bees and Bee Identification
Plants for Pollinators
- Publication from USDA/Forest Service: Nursery Manual for Native Plants
- Using Farm Bill Programs for Pollinators
- Fish and Wildlife Service Pollinator Conservation Page
- Western US
- NAPPC Planting Guides-Planting Guides for all ecoregions in USA
- Xerces
- NRCS Plants for Pollinators
Seeds for honey bees EAST of the Mississippi
- Plant pollinator forage for your bees. Pollinator Stewardship Council has partnered with Ohio Prairie Nursery in support of pollinator habitat. You can get native seeds for the eastern U.S. planting zones here. Select “Support our Cause” to view featured seed selections to benefit pollinators. A portion of sales generated from our website will help support our work.
Seeds for honey bees WEST of the Mississippi
- To increase plant biodiversity, improve gardens yields, and make a positive difference for the future, plant for pollinators WEST of the Mississippi with bbbseed. The Plant for Pollinators Project, developed by bbbseed, offers a discount on their pollinator mixes. Go to their website, find and enter the discount code, and Plant For Pollinators!
Pollinator Presentations
Pollinator Videos
These discuss some of the recent developments with our reg review process and recent detections of neonics in water.
