Nature News
Ricardo Ruiz, a Norris Center undergraduate and Griswold Fellow, was recently featured in the Mercury News for his work necropsying monarch butterflys! Great job Rico! 
UCSC students and artists just released a beautiful new book on California's bees. The book has wonderfull illustrations, poetry and natural history information. Learn more here.
More bee news! Forest Peri's bee house work was featured by UCSC reporters. Check it out here!
Randall Morgan
Jesse Laine, a UCSC undergrad, has begun work researching bumblebee diversity and plant-pollinator interactions using the Randy Morgan Collection. Jesse's work is supported by the Randall Morgan Student Fellowship. Click here to learn more about Jesse's work.
In Ken's Words
"Just as we perceive our commonality of purpose we grow more accepting of each other's diversity. The poet, the artist, the teacher, and the scientist become equal partners in our seeking."
Nature Notes
It's spring and our native bumblebees are out! Look for them collecting pollen and returning to their communal nests, which are often found in old gopher holes in meadows across campus.
