The Understory Initiative

Since Fall of 2019, the Understory Initiatives Staff Have Worked in Partnership With the Us Fish Wildlifepartners Program to Increase Pollinator Habitat on Private Lands in the Rogue Basin. This Effort Leveragesfinancial Support From the Fish Wildlife Partners Program, the Ecological Knowledge of the Understoryinitiatives Staff and the Private Lands Owned by Motivated Members of the Public to Overcome the Manyobstacles to Creating Pollinator Habitat. the Funding Request Outlined in This Proposal Will Support Thisprogram for Another Year of Seed Collection, Propagation, Restoration Planning and Seeding on Multipleprivate Lands Sites. in Addition, We Will Partner With the Oregon Bee Atlas at Oregon State University Tosubmit Dna Samples From 475 Individual Bee Specimens Representing More Than 100 Species for Dnabarcoding. the Production of These Genetic Data Will Generate Much Needed Reference Material for Manyspecies Which Cannot Be Recognized Using Traditional Morphological Methods and Help Guide Pollinatorfocused Restoration Efforts.