Jun 20th 2024 - Jun 20th 2024

Start Time: 06:30 PM
End Time: 07:30 PM

Where: GW Marks Exploration Center
1075 South Ave W Missoula
MT 59801

Exploring the Life of Native Bees: Our Pollinator Heros

Celebrate Pollinator Week with Rachel Dunham, Community Engagement and Volunteer Coordinator with the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation. Discover the diversity of bees in Montana, their life history, and how you can support them in your community. Walk away with some great resources and at least one action to save these important animals.


Rachel Dunham
As the Xerces Society’s first community engagement and volunteer coordinator, Rachel has built their ambassador program from the ground up and is finding new ways for Xerces to connect to communities through X Kids and the Bug Banter podcast. She has always loved wildlife and being outdoors. Rachel pursued her passion for nature graduating with a bachelor's in ecology, and earning a master's in wildlife conservation. She spent years traveling between Alaska and Hawaii, working as a naturalist for the National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, and Princess Cruise Lines. Rachel also worked as a research associate in Panama and northern British Columbia. Before Xerces, Rachel worked at the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge, managing their public programs. She now lives in Montana with her husband and adventure pup.

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