{"id":1121,"date":"2025-06-05T08:46:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T08:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/cosee\/?p=1121"},"modified":"2026-03-06T20:49:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T20:49:13","slug":"a-passion-for-pollinators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/cosee\/2025\/06\/05\/a-passion-for-pollinators\/","title":{"rendered":"A passion for pollinators"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"is-style-highlight-paragraph\">In her capstone project, senior Katrina Briggs blends citizen science and a love of pollinators in \u201cBee Monitoring 101.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In healthy, functioning ecosystems, every species has a role to play. From the clams that filter ocean water to the predators that keep prey species in check, biodiversity is what makes life on Earth possible. And there is perhaps no job more integral than that of the pollinator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pollinators are animals such as bees, birds and small mammals that travel between plants and carry pollen on their bodies. In doing so, they play a crucial role in the reproductive cycle of flowering plants. Without them, entire ecosystems \u2014 and our global food supply \u2014 would collapse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs a society, we tend to overlook the little things,\u201d said Katrina Briggs. \u201cPollinators affect everything in our life. 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