Awardee Name
H. JOHN HEINZ III CENTER FOR SCIENCE, ECONOMICS, AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Grant Type
State
Project Title
DEVELOPMENT OF CROP-SPECIFIC GUIDANCE FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF WILD AND MANAGED POLLINATOR POPULATIONS IN RHODE ISLAND
Awardee State/Territory
Rhode Island
Involved States/territories
Rhode Island
Award Year
2012
Project Background
This project will establish specific, detailed recommendations regarding the maintenance of populations of wild and managed pollinators that contribute significantly to the economic wellbeing
of Rhode Island agriculture. Our provisional list of target species includes apples, peaches, other orchard crops, blueberries, cranberries and vine crops. In collaboration with state-based experts and producers, we will identify key landscape and site features that
support managed and wild pollinator populations (e.g., areas of bare soil for digger bees, dead wood for carpenter bees), and make recommendations for producers and growers about habitat management activities the can use to support or enhance populations of these beneficial insects.
of Rhode Island agriculture. Our provisional list of target species includes apples, peaches, other orchard crops, blueberries, cranberries and vine crops. In collaboration with state-based experts and producers, we will identify key landscape and site features that
support managed and wild pollinator populations (e.g., areas of bare soil for digger bees, dead wood for carpenter bees), and make recommendations for producers and growers about habitat management activities the can use to support or enhance populations of these beneficial insects.
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No