[Cob] Cob bee habitat wall at Univesity of Maryland

[lkuder at umd.edu]

Hello All,

 

Last month we sent out a call for volunteers. Several folks expressed
interest but were too far away to help.

 

If anyone is interested in seeing how it turned out, please check out our
blog:
http://umdarboretumandbotanicalgarden.blogspot.com/2015/09/wild-pollinators-
move-into-their-new.html

 

Cheers,

 

Lisa Kuder

 

From: The Kuder Family [mailto:treetops5 at comcast.net] 
Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2015 4:38 PM
To: 'coblist at deatech.com'
Subject: Learn cob building techniques while helping pollinators 

 

Volunteers needed!

 

As part of an outreach program to raise awareness about pollinators, UMD's
Entomology Dept. is sponsoring the building of a cob bee habitat wall. It
will provide nesting sites for many species of non-aggressive wild bees and
beneficial wasps.

 

Experienced folk would be greatly appreciated but this is also a great
learning opportunity for newbies, as experienced cobbler Ed Raduazo is
teaching volunteers how to mix and utilize quality cob and recycled
materials to create basic structures.  

 

Where: University of Maryland - College Park at the Arboretum Outreach
Center

 

When: 8/3 - 8/7 from 8 AM - 7 PM

 

If interested, please contact Lisa Kuder for more details.

 

Lisa Kuder

PhD student

Dennis vanEngelsdorp Bee Lab

University of Maryland

Entomology Department

4112 Plant Sciences Building

College Park, MD 20742

Email:  lkuder at umd.edu