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Do you want to help pollinators on your farm, managed forest, rangeland, golf-course or community garden?

Are you looking for practical training on how to build, maintain and establish pollinator habitat?

Are you already helping pollinators and looking for recognition for your efforts?

The Oregon Bee Project Strategic Plan includes the goal to enhance bee habitat across the state. To fulfill this goal, Oregon State University Extension has created the Bee Steward Program. The program offers two levels - Advocate and Land Manager.

Bee Steward - Advocate FREE

Bee Steward Advocates are trained in providing high level outreach and extension to the public on what makes good bee habitat.

Become a Bee Advocate

Bee Steward - Land Manager

Bee Steward - Land Managers are trained with the skills to create habitat on their own lands. This level consists of a self-paced course of study, volunteer requirements, an optional annual field day, and the opportunity to make a Bee Steward Management Plan for your property.

Become a Bee Steward - Land Manager

The Bee Steward Program is supported through a grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Pollinator Health Fund and Western SARE.

A Bee Advocate supports the Oregon Bee Project by providing high quality training and education to the public on the state's bee biodiversity and steps they can take to keep Oregon bee friendly.

Becoming a Bee Advocate is simple and involves watching a 40 min training video and taking a quiz to test your knowledge. Upon completing the training you have access to outreach materials from the Oregon Bee Project.

Become a Bee Advocate
Photo: Bee Advocate (Cropped from original)

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