Beesources and Beesearch
The University of Calgary is committed to creating and enhancing pollinator habitat on our campus . Learn more about our initiatives and how you can take action below.
Exploring academic, engagement, daily operational and administrative practices to make campus more pollinator-friendly.
Guided by the Institutional Sustainability Strategy, UCalgary is exploring research, teaching and learning, campus and community engagement, and daily operational and administrative practices to make campus more pollinator-friendly.
Adaptive and native plant species incorporated throughout the campus environment improve, maintain and create new habitat for pollinators. Use of synthetic fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides is prohibited in the Community Garden, protecting ecosystem and pollinator health.
Garden orientations, pollinator celebrations and online resources increase awareness about the importance of pollinator conservation. Programs engage the campus and broader community to learn more about pollinators and the various roles they play iin local and global food sustainability.
The Department of Biological Sciences researches bees and other beneficial insects to promote conservation on agricultural and urban landscapes. Campus as a Learning lab offers the potential for experiential learning opportunities to explore ways to improve pollinator habitat on campus
The University of Calgary is committed to creating and enhancing our pollinator habitat on campus. Lean more about how we achieved our Bee City Canada campus designation and how you can support pollinators in your community.
Pollinator Programs
Thanks to a collaborative project between the Faculty of Science and Libraries and Cultural Resources (LCR), a digital collection of native Albertan bee species is now available to researchers and bee lovers across the globe. The invertebrate collection consists of approximately 1.45 million insect specimens and counting. This initial digital collection represents bee specimens from species native to Alberta, collected by the Galpern Lab @ Faculty of Environmental Design at the University of Calgary.
The University of Calgary is committed to creating and enhancing pollinator habitat on our campus . Learn more about our initiatives and how you can take action below.