Pollinator Committee
Kaufman Pollinator Garden
The Pollinator Committee of Dickinson College coordinates the college’s conservation and education efforts for pollinators on campus and applies for and maintains requirements of the Bee Campus USA Certification.
The committee is responsible for:
- Developing a Campus Pollinator Habitat Plan
- Serving as advisors to the Center for Sustainability Education, The Hive and The Hive Interns
- Promoting campus events to raise awareness about the importance of pollinators
- Annually sponsoring and tracking student service-learning that enhance pollinator habitats
- Biennially offering pollinator protection workshops or incorporating pollinator protection topics into college curriculum
- Educating the campus and Carlisle community about pollinator-friendly landscaping
- Sharing Bee Campus USA news and activities
Pollinator Committee Members
- Maggie Douglas, Assistant Professor of Environmental Science
- Lindsey Lyons, Executive Director, Center for Sustainability Education
- Shane Kaplan, Assistant Director, Center for Sustainability Education
- Dale Robinson, Director of Grounds
- Bob MacGregor, Dickinson Groundskeeper and Master Gardener
- Jane Dalessio '27, Dickinson Hive Intern
- Roma Cervino, '27, Sustainability Projects Intern
- Tiffany Ayres, Master Beekeeper
- Ann Dailey, Cumberland County Master Gardeners
- Ming Robinson '25, Cumberland County Master Gardeners
- Nancy Baldwin, Cumberland County Master Gardeners
The pollinator committee advises the Center for Sustainability Education (CSE) and The Hive interns on events to be hosted on campus related to the goals of the committee.
If you would like to be kept up to date about events and programming, sign up for one or more working groups of The Hive Cooperative.