Iowans can catch the buzz and help out bumble bees

By: Cami Koons

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: July 7, 2026

Words: 697

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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Volunteers across Iowa conducted nearly 500 bumble bee atlas surveys in 2025, which was more than three times the number of surveys conducted the year prior.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is hosting several field days in July to help train volunteers who want to participate in the citizen science project that helps to assess bumble bee species distribution, population shifts and habitat associations across the country.

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