Keystone Plants and the Bees they Attract by Krystle Hickman
June 27 | 11:00–12:00 PM
Location: Environmental Nature Center– Newport Beach
Instructors: Krystle Hickman
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Krystle Hickman is a National Geographic Explorer, community scientist, and conservation photographer based in Los Angeles, California. Through her photography, she raises awareness about the decline of native bee species while highlighting the ecosystems they reside in.
Hickman’s work has taken her across the globe, where she documents native bees without using lethal collection methods. This approach has enabled her to document behaviors new to science and capture some of the first images of living representatives of many species.
She explorers the natural histories of rare, threatened, and/or endangered bee species and examines how human activity affects their life cycles, including the impacts of wildfire and fire abatement, competition with honey bees for resources, and the effects of climate change.
Her work has been featured across television, digital platforms, and podcasts, including Ologies, and she has presented internationally, including at the 2024 United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP16) in Colombia. Hickman has also lectured at institutions such as Harvard University, UCLA, and more.
We’re excited to host this program with our friends at the Environmental Nature Center in Newport Beach—a beloved community hub for environmental education, habitat restoration, and connecting people with nature.
You can learn more about the ENC, their wonderful programs, and upcoming events on their website: encenter.org.
Note: Parking will be challenging on this day, so if the ENC parking lot is full, please feel free to park in the neighboring high school lot or along the street.