Resources Directly Related to the Project

2022 Participant Handbook

Other Helpful Resources

Weather

Both of these apps have many local weather stations (this is not a comprehensive list - many other options):
  • Accuweather
  • ​Weather Underground

Videos

Catching bees in a net by Sam Droege
Advanced catching bees in a net by Sam Droege
Sources for inset nets, vials, etc.:
Nets: Home Science Tools - This is a decent net for a reasonable price.
Vials: We recommend 30 mL or 50 mL centrifuge tubes or 5 dram jars. These can be found from many internet and local retailers.

Podcasts

PolliNation Podcast ​KEXP Sustainability Segment - Mind over Matters

Photos

You can share photos with us of habitat, wildflowers, or of you surveying your habitat using our Flickr Group.

Waivers

Navigation

Using decimal degrees is essential for accurate mapping and locations of survey areas. You can use a smart phone to help you get decimal degrees. First, ensure location services are turned on in your device
  • Use Google Maps
  • Using Apple Maps, if you drop a pin (long press on a touch device), and then scroll down on the pin details you will see the latitude and longitude.
  • You can use this web page (or similar) to convert to decimal degrees and check the location accuracy.

Getting Latitude and Longitude from Google Maps

Downloading maps for offline use

Grid Cell Shapefile

Here is the Google Map where you can download a .kml file of the grid cell map if you want to use it in your own planning. You can open a .kml file with Google Earth, Google My Maps, or other GIS products.

Helpful Videos

How to use our Google Map to help you find point locations. The url to find the Google My Map is case sensitive and did not publish correctly. The url for the map is: goo.gl/rMtAmy.
How to use our Google Map to help you find a roadside survey route. The url for the map is: goo.gl/rMtAmy.

Project Partners

Supported with funding from:
About the Pacific Northwest Bumble Bee Atlas
The PNW Bumble Bee Atlas is a collaborative effort between the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation to track and conserve the bumble bees of Oregon, Washington and Idaho.
All photography by The Xerces Society, unless otherwise noted.