Fire and Its Influence on the Ecology and Conservation of Insect Pollinators

Organizer(s)

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  Jim Rivers

  Associate Professor of Wildlife Ecology
  Forest Engineering, Resources, and Management
  Oregon State University
  Corvallis, Oregon
• CT

  Clayton Traylor (he/him/his)

  Postdoctoral Researcher
  Temple University
  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• MS

  Megan Sampognaro (she/her/hers)

  Graduate Employee
  Forest Engineering and Resource Management
  Oregon State University
• MU

  Michael Ulyshen

  Research Entomologist
  USDA-Forest Service
  Athens, Georgia

Climate change and land management activities have led to increased wildfire activity worldwide, raising concerns about how fire impacts insect pollinators. This symposium will explore research that investigates interactions between fire and insect pollinators across diverse ecosystems, including grasslands, shrublands, and forests, and will cover a range of diverse topics.

Presentations:

• 8:00 AM - 8:20 AM Pacific

  Interactions between butterfly activity and fire characteristics over 17 years in a grassland landscape
  

  Presenting Author: Clayton Traylor (he/him/his) – Temple University

  Co-Author: Gabriela Cano – Temple University

  Co-Author: Mark Swartz – The Pennsylvania State University

  Co-Author: Matthew Banks – Temple University

  Co-Author: Shannon Henry – Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs

  Co-Author: Christopher LeClair – Temple University

  Co-Author: Erika McKinney – Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs

  Co-Author: Kayli Thomas – Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs

  Co-Author: Virginia Tilden – Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs

  Co-Author: Brent Sewall – Temple University
• 8:20 AM - 8:40 AM Pacific

  Prescribed fire increases plant-pollinator network robustness and ameliorates secondary impacts of losing rare native forbs
  

  Presenting Author: Susan Waters – Quamash EcoResearch

  Co-Author: Rachel Mitchell – University of Arizona

  Co-Author: Emily Brown – Quamash EcoResearch

  Co-Author: Ethan Taber – University of Arizona
• 8:40 AM - 9:00 AM Pacific

  Assessing native bee use of shaded fuel breaks in managed conifer forests of northern California
  

  Presenting Author: Megan Sampognaro (she/her/hers) – Oregon State University

  Co-Author: Skyler Burrows – Utah State University

  Co-Author: Katie Moriarty – NCASI

  Co-Author: Jake Verschuyl – National Council for Air and Stream Improvement

  Co-Author: Jim Rivers – Oregon State University
• 9:00 AM - 9:20 AM Pacific

  Comparison of early seral forest bee communities following clearcutting or wildfire depends on stand age and nesting guild
  

  Presenting Author: Graham S. Frank (he/him/his) – Oregon State University

  Co-Author: Jim Rivers – Oregon State University

  Co-Author: Jake Verschuyl – National Council for Air and Stream Improvement

  Co-Author: Lincoln Best – Oregon State University

  Co-Author: Matthew Betts – Oregon State University

  Co-Author: Andrew Kroll – Weyerhaeuser

  Co-Author: Mark Swanson – Oregon State University

  Co-Author: Meg Krawchuk – Oregon State University
• 9:20 AM - 9:40 AM Pacific

  Exploring the relationship between pyrodiversity and pollinator diversity in the Southern Appalachians
  

  Presenting Author: Michael Ulyshen – USDA-Forest Service

  Co-Author: Clayton Traylor (he/him/his) – Temple University

  Co-Author: Scott Horn – Southern Forestry Sci Lab

  Co-Author: Jonathan Stober – USDA Forest Service

  Co-Author: Emily Forrester – University of Guelph

  Co-Author: Samm Reynolds – University of Guelph

  Co-Author: Andrew Young – University of Guelph
• 9:40 AM - 10:00 AM Pacific

  The effects of prescribed fire in the Great Lakes Basin on native bees over 20 years
  

  Presenting Author: Michael Cunningham-Minnick – Hiram College

  Co-Author: Joan Milam – University of Massachusetts

  Co-Author: Aliza Fassler – University of Massachusetts

  Co-Author: David King – USDA-Forest Service
• 10:00 AM - 10:20 AM Pacific

  Break
• 10:20 AM - 10:40 AM Pacific

  The effects of prescribed fire and livestock grazing on native bees in an interior Pacific Northwest bunchgrass prairie
  

  Presenting Author: Sandra DeBano – Oregon State University

  Co-Author: Scott Mitchell – Oregon State University

  Co-Author: Heidi Schmalz – The Nature Conservancy

  Co-Author: Skyler Burrows – Utah State University

  Co-Author: Lesley Morris – University of Nevada

  Co-Author: Scott Lukas – Oregon State University North Willamette Research and Extension Center
• 10:40 AM - 11:00 AM Pacific

  The efficacy of floral enhancements for supporting pollinator populations in logged post-fire forests
  

  Presenting Author: Lauren Ponisio (she/her/hers) – University of Oregon

  Co-Author: Rose McDonald – University of Oregon
• 11:00 AM - 11:20 AM Pacific

  The influence of floral enhancements on solitary bee reproduction in intensively managed, salvage-logged conifer forests
  

  Presenting Author: Lily Bright (she/her/hers) – Oregon State University
• 11:20 AM - 11:40 AM Pacific

  Using the pollen of cavity nesting bees to assess post-fire aerial re-seeding success
  

  Presenting Author: Seth Davis – Colorado State University
• 11:40 AM - 12:00 PM Pacific

  Evaluating native bee community response to forest restoration treatments in dry coniferous forests
  

  Presenting Author: Ashley Mertens (she/her/hers) – Oregon State University