Bumble Bee Monitoring Program
You can be a partner to our community's bumble bees! You will take a bit of online training and be assigned a specific natural area within a Waukesha County Park or greenway. You will need to visit your adopted spot six times throughout the season (April/May – October) to take photographs of bumble bees and submit your photos to the Wisconsin DNR’s Bumble Bee Brigade website for verification. Ages 13+.
Get Started: Register for a Monitoring session below. With questions, contact our Conservation Biologist (email)!
• What to wear: Dress for the weather and being outdoors! Surveys may occasionally wander off trail into natural areas and tall grass. Close-toed shoes and long pants are recommended.
• What to bring: Water and bug spray!
• *Required: A Parks annual membership or daily permit is required for each vehicle entering a fee-based park.
• Cancellation or rescheduling plan: If the survey is cancelled, an email will be sent to the address that you registered
BUMBLE BEE MONITORING 2024 CITIZEN SCIENCE PROGRAMS
| Program |
Location |
Date |
Time |
Where to meet |
How To Join |
| Bumble Bee Monitoring orientation |
Retzer Nature Center (info) |
June 15 |
9 - 11 am |
Community Room |
Register |
| Guided Survey: Bumble Bees |
Retzer Nature Center (info) |
April 24 |
1 pm - 2 pm
|
Learning Center lobby |
Register
|
| Muskego Park (info) |
May 8 |
10:30 am - 11:30 am |
Picnic area 4 |
Register
|
| Fox River Park (info) |
May 15 |
10:30 am - 11:30 am |
Picnic area 2 |
Register
|
| Muskego Park (info) |
May 22 |
10:30 am - 11:30 am |
Picnic area 4 |
Register
|
| Retzer Nature Center (info) |
May 22 |
1 pm - 2 pm |
Learning Center lobby |
Register
|
| Fox River Park (info) |
May 29 |
10:30 am - 11:30 am |
Picnic area 2 |
Register
|
| Retzer Nature Center (info) |
June 26 |
1 pm - 2 pm |
Learning Center lobby |
Register
|
| Retzer Nature Center (info) |
July 24 |
1 pm - 2 pm |
Learning Center lobby |
Register |
| Fox River Park (info) |
Aug 14 |
10:30 am - 11:30 am
|
Picnic area 2 |
Register |
| Muskego Park (info) |
Aug 21 |
10:30 am - 11:30 am |
Picnic area 4 |
Register
|
| Retzer Nature Center (info) |
Aug 28 |
1 pm - 2 pm |
Learning Center lobby |
Register |
| Retzer Nature Center (info) |
Oct 2 |
1 pm - 2 pm |
Learning Center lobby |
Register
|
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