Amy Lambert

Faculty, School of IAS, UW Bothell

Dr. Amy Lambert is a conservation scientist and public artist whose interdisciplinary work integrates scientific practice, collaborative performance, experimental investigation and public art. Her research focuses on species-level ecology (rare butterflies and pollinators), plant community restoration and the political and philosophical barriers that limit the study and preservation of imperiled species. Her passion for pollinators blossomed in 2010, with the installation of four larger-than-life pollen balls for Presidio Habitats, a site-based exhibition created for the Presidio of San Francisco. For the last decade, Amy has served as a Lecturer in the School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at UW Bothell. She teaches a variety of courses from Introduction to Restoration Ecology to What’s the Buzz: Urban Bee Behavior. She founded the CCUWBee Research Initiative in 2012 in an effort to involve students and members of the public in research projects that inform pollinator conservation. Over the years, the CCUWBee Research Initiative has created an invaluable baseline measure of pollinator diversity on campus that will inform climate change studies in the future. Annual monitoring also helps to inform gardeners and land managers of critical pollinator habitat on campus.

 

Rachel Luther

Sustainability Coordinator, UW Bothell

Rachel’s passion for pollinators stems from her passion for good food. We rely on bees to pollinate 71 of the 100 crops that provide 90% of the world’s food. Without bees, we would have almost no food! As a student at the University of Washington, Rachel volunteered with the WashPIRG Students campaign to Save the Bees by banning pesticides that use neonics, a chemical 6,000 times more toxic to bees than DDT. With her partner, Rachel raises mason and leafcutter bees in their home garden. 

Kristen Attebery

Kristen’s fascination with bees spawned in Spring of 2017, when she took the infamous Bee Class with Dr. Amy Lambert, which, like many, ignited her passion for our crucial pollinators. Since then she has worked with the CCUWBee Research Initiative to study bees on campus. She especially values the shift in visual perspective studying bees has brought her, “I notice little things I never would have seen before”. A big believer in citizen science, Kristen uses her camera to capture specimens both small and smaller in order to promote the value of citizen science in invertebrate conservation and to encourage other people to get involved.

Stephan Classen

Assistant Director of Sustainable Practices, Cascadia College

Stephan has a background in scientific research, and recently worked in teaching and research labs.  His passion for field research and the importance of plants and pollination brought him to this project, as well as his goal to help students succeed in sustainability efforts.  He’s excited about bringing pollinator research and education to more people on campus!