{"id":9469,"date":"2017-07-19T09:02:35","date_gmt":"2017-07-19T13:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=9469"},"modified":"2017-07-20T13:55:26","modified_gmt":"2017-07-20T17:55:26","slug":"bee-hind-this-years-camp-patch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/bee-hind-this-years-camp-patch\/","title":{"rendered":"Bee-hind This Year&#8217;s Camp Patch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every year, campers at Mass Audubon&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.massaudubon.org\/get-outdoors\/summer-camps\">18 day camps<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.massaudubon.org\/get-outdoors\/summer-camps\/wildwood-overnight-camp\">Wildwood<\/a>, our overnight camp, receive a patch at the end of their session. These patches have featured everything from fireflies to fiddlehead ferns.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9476\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9476\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9476\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/07\/camppatcheds.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/07\/camppatcheds.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/07\/camppatcheds-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/07\/camppatcheds-624x404.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/07\/camppatcheds-560x362.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9476\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The last six years of camp patches.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This year&#8217;s patch shines a light on bees, but not just any bee. It&#8217;s the r<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">usty patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis).\u00a0<\/span>This important pollinator that officially landed on America&#8217;s endangered species list. It\u2019s the first time in our nation\u2019s history that a bee species is under federal protection.<\/p>\n<p>As recently as 30 years ago, this bumblebee was commonly found in a variety of habitats including prairies, woodlands, marshes, agricultural landscapes, and residential parks and gardens. Their precipitous decline started in the mid-1990s, and today they are very rarely found anywhere.<\/p>\n<p>What happened to this once common bumblebee? Scientists cite a combination of impacts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>introduced pathogens from contact with commercial bee colonies<\/li>\n<li>\u201cneonicotinoid\u201d insecticides (used widely on farms and in urban landscapes) that are absorbed by plants and can be present in pollen and nectar, making them toxic to bees<\/li>\n<li>habitat loss and degradation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>At Mass Audubon, we\u2019re protecting and maintaining old field habitats and designing pollinator gardens to support these bees and many other pollinators that live in the Commonwealth.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re also supporting state legislation, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.massaudubon.org\/our-conservation-work\/advocacy\/priority-legislation\/protecting-pollinators\">An Act to Protect Pollinator Habitat (S.451\/H.2926)<\/a>, establishing a commission to improve pollinator health by increasing and enhancing native pollinator habitat, as well as other legislation to reduce pesticide use and establish official guidance for pollinator forage.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Take Action!<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Want to help the rusty patched bumble bee and other pollinators?<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Learn more by watching the 19-minute stunning short film,\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"font-size: 1rem;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rustypatched.com\/\">A Ghost in the Making: Rusty-Patched Bumble Bee<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Get the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.massaudubon.org\/learn\/nature-wildlife\/help-pollinators-thrive\/the-buzz-on-pollinators\">buzz on other pollinators<\/a> in Massachusetts.<\/li>\n<li>Help pollinators thrive by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.massaudubon.org\/learn\/nature-wildlife\/help-pollinators-thrive\/plant-a-pollinator-garden\">growing a pollinator garden<\/a> (find one at a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.massaudubon.org\/get-outdoors\/wildlife-sanctuaries\/outdoor-fun\/great-gardens\/pollinator-gardens\">wildlife sanctuary<\/a> for inspiration)<\/li>\n<li>Call or write your state legislators today and ask them to support our pollinator protection bill! You can let them know that pollinators like bees, as well as bats, birds, and butterflies, are experiencing rapid population declines, and this bill (S.451 and H.2926) would help to protect and promote pollinators\u2019 health and habitat. <a href=\"http:\/\/malegislature.gov\/Search\/FindMyLegislator\">Find your legislators &gt;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every year, campers at Mass Audubon&#8217;s 18 day camps and Wildwood, our overnight camp, receive a patch at the end of their session. These patches have featured everything from fireflies to fiddlehead ferns. This year&#8217;s patch shines a light on bees, but not just any bee. It&#8217;s the rusty patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis).\u00a0This important [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":9507,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2,7,171],"tags":[35],"class_list":["post-9469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-advocacy-2","category-get-involved","category-young-explorers","tag-camp"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/07\/camppatchedsFI.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3t87A-2sJ","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12693,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-5-busy-bees\/","url_meta":{"origin":9469,"position":0},"title":"Take 5: Busy Bees","author":"Ryan D.","date":"May 13, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"It's springtime and nature is abuzz with activity\u2014literally, in the case of bees! With more than 370 species of bees living in Massachusetts, there's plenty for a budding entomologist to discover. 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These critters may look like they are aimlessly bouncing from flower to flower, but they are fueling themselves up and pollinating in the process. Pollen sticks to the antenna, bodies, and appendages of an insect,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;General&quot;","block_context":{"text":"General","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/category\/general\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/KForesto-2615-750x500-95a192d0-b388-473a-8c53-ebe8f24807ef.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/KForesto-2615-750x500-95a192d0-b388-473a-8c53-ebe8f24807ef.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/KForesto-2615-750x500-95a192d0-b388-473a-8c53-ebe8f24807ef.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/KForesto-2615-750x500-95a192d0-b388-473a-8c53-ebe8f24807ef.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":15290,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/birders-meeting-goes-virtual\/","url_meta":{"origin":9469,"position":2},"title":"Birders Meeting Goes Virtual","author":"Hillary T.","date":"March 4, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Every March since 1992, birders from around New England have come together to attend Mass Audubon's annual Birders Meeting.\u00a0This year\u2019s event, which will take place virtually over four days, is focusing on \u201cThe Bird Next Door: Birding Your Patch.\u201d Ruby-throated Hummingbird \u00a9 Christine St. Andre What is Patch Birding? 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