The Bees of Grand Staircase-Escalante: What will happen to them?
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Trump reduced the size of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. Now what will happen to the bees? Photo: Joe Wilson It’s been fourteen years since Olivia Carril completed a sweeping and bold survey of the bees of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. And the results of that survey, published just this year, are astounding: this slice of Utah is approximately the size of Delaware but is home to nearly as many species of bees as the entire United States east of the Mississippi River — over 600 species. The bee community and diversity in this remote desert landscape is truly astounding.
The Bees of Grand Staircase-Escalante: What will happen to them?
The Bees of Grand Staircase-Escalante: What…
The Bees of Grand Staircase-Escalante: What will happen to them?
Trump reduced the size of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. Now what will happen to the bees? Photo: Joe Wilson It’s been fourteen years since Olivia Carril completed a sweeping and bold survey of the bees of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. And the results of that survey, published just this year, are astounding: this slice of Utah is approximately the size of Delaware but is home to nearly as many species of bees as the entire United States east of the Mississippi River — over 600 species. The bee community and diversity in this remote desert landscape is truly astounding.