Learn to be a bumblebee monitor
Wed, Jul 16
|Cherokee Marsh Natural Resource Area
Free, but registration is limited and required
Time & Location
Jul 16, 2025, 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Cherokee Marsh Natural Resource Area, 5129 Caton Ln, Waunakee, WI 53597, USA
About the event
Registration is required and will be limited to 6 participants. (RAIN DATE Sun, July 27, 8–10 am) To register, contact Maggie Honig: naturalist.maggie@gmail.com
On this special field trip, join expert Maggie Honig to learn how to identify and document bumblebees and become a volunteer with the Wisconsin Bumble Bee Brigade. We'll start with a half-hour introduction, then will spend about an hour photographing bumblebees in the prairie, followed by a short meetup for final questions and reminders. No experience needed. More about the Wisconsin Bumblebee Brigade.
Meet at the intersection of Caton Ln and Riverview Dr, just off River Rd. Park on street. There are no restrooms at the site. There is a portable toilet at the nearby dog park on Catfish Ct. Dress appropriately for walking off trail through thick prairie plantings. Closed-toe shoes, long pants, long-sleeved shirt, and hat recommended. Bring drinking water. Bring a phone or other came…