May Meeting: Annette Meredith - "The importance of native bees in pollination"
The Beltsville Garden Club will hold its
general meeting on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at
7:30 pm in the cafeteria of the James E. Duckworth
School. What's buzzing in your garden? In addition
to the honeybee, thousands of native bees visit
blooms throughout the growing season. Our
speaker for the evening will be Dr. Annette Meredith
who will share with us information about these
beneficial insects and why they love to frequent
our gardens.
Annette Meredith recently completed her
PhD at University of Maryland-College Park in the
Marine Estuarine Environmental Science program.
Her primary interest is finding common ground
between agricultural and environmental interests
and her research focuses on promoting pollinators
on working agricultural lands in the Mid-
Atlantic. In the past Annette has
worked for the Colorado Natural Heritage Program,
The Nature Conservancy's Carpenter Ranch,
as well as an environmental engineering firm and
an environmental education center. She holds a
M.S. in Sustainable Development and Conservation
Biology from the University of Maryland and
a B.A. in Anthropology from the University of
Michigan in addition to post-bachelors coursework
from Colorado State University in Ecology and
Wildlife Biology.
As always, refreshments will be served after
the meeting. Bring a plant or plant-related material
for the club's door prize table. Feel to bring
a friend and introduce them to the club. Hope to
see you on May 28th
For more information, contact Louise DeJames at 301 890 4733.
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