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Save the bees! DePaul grad giving away pollinator plants to help Rusty Patch Bumble Bee population By FOX 32 Digital Staff Published DePaul graduate student helping save bees one plant at a time A DePaul University graduate student is on a mission to save the bees, specifically a native Illinois bee that is endangered. CHICAGO - A DePaul University graduate student is on a mission to save the bees, specifically a native Illinois bee that is endangered. And you can help, right in your own backyard. Urban ecologist Libby Shafer is working to save the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee. Their population has declined 87 percent in the last 20 years because of loss of habitat, driven by climate change and development, among other things. ....
Pollinator Plant Giveaway Will Help Endangered Bees - Evanston RoundTable evanstonroundtable.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from evanstonroundtable.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Evanston Host Plant Initiative works to save endangered bee species Evanston is abuzz with community efforts focused on saving the bees. In partnership with Natural Habitat Evanston, the Evanston Host Plant Initiative is advocating for the inventory and planting of host plants for the endangered Rusty Patched Bumble Bee. The species’ population has declined about 87 percent in the last 20 years due to habitat loss, pesticides and pathogen spillover. DePaul University environmental masters graduate student Libby Shafer launched the initiative as part of her thesis work. Saving pollinators, Shafer said, is important because they are central to ecosystems and human life because they help plants reproduce. ....
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