Buzzing to volunteer? Kansas looks for help with Great Plains Bumble Bee Atlas

By: Anna Kaminski

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: June 1, 2026

Words: 357

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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TOPEKA — Kansas needs help documenting bumble bees to develop a catalogue of their habitats, foraging and population across three states, serving as a resource for conservation.

The Great Plains Bumble Bee Atlas is a community science project, and this year’s mission relies on volunteers to survey prairie land, largely in western Kansas, where sampling isn’t as developed as other parts of the state.

Since 2022, Kansas volunteers have identified six bumble bee species, two …

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