A young volunteer photographs a chilled native bee during last year’s bumble bee census. Bees fly off when they warm up.

Get up close and personal with some of our friendliest pollinators. Help contribute to the Xerces Society Bumble Bee Atlas by searching for bees in Boulder County open space along Rock Creek. We’ll net them and chill them on ice briefly to take detailed photos, then release them unharmed. Our data will help inform bumble bee conservation efforts throughout the West.