June 16 – July 28, 2026
The Great Southeast Pollinator Course
Virtual Event
Ready to count pollinators with confidence?: Introducing the Great Southeast Pollinator Course
This is a 7-week webinar series that takes you inside the world of bees, butterflies, flies, beetles, and more.If you love pollinators—or want to—this virtual course will transform the way you see your garden, green space, and the tiny creatures that power them. Led by experts in their insect fields, you will learn more, see more, and become a more confident Census counter!
This course will be presented as a Zoom webinar each Tuesday from 3:00 p.m. EDT until 4:30 p.m. EDT, starting June 16th and going through July 28th, 2026. For those who cannot make the scheduled time, recordings of each session will be posted by Friday of that week.
The cost of the course is $50 and the commitment that you will lead, assist, or participate in a Great Southeast Pollinator Census event this year, August 21st or 22nd, 2026, if you live in one of the Census states (Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama or Florida). If you live outside of the Southeast, please join us for just the course fee. If the cost is a burden for you, please email Becky Griffin at beckygri@uga.edu.
Upon course completion, you will have earned a course certificate. The course is equivalent to 1+ PLU for educators.
To register click here: https://pollinatorcourse2026.eventbrite.com/
June 16th
Carpenter Bees
Dr. Bethany Harris & Whitney Ottinger
June 23rd
Bumble Bees
Avery Young & Becky Griffin
June 30th
Butterflies
Dr. Sonia Altizer & Jeremy Rhoden
July 7th
Small Bees
Dr. Kris Braman & Amanda Bratcher
July 14th
Honey Bees
Dr. Jamie Ellis & Bethany O’Rear
July 21st
Flies & Wasps
Dr. Scott Clem, Dr. Jason Schmidt, & Gabrielle LaTora
July 28th
Beetles and other insects
Dr. Joe McHugh
Registration is required at this link: https://pollinatorcourse2026.eventbrite.com/
For more information about the course visit our website: GSePC.org/course
Details
Date & Time
Online Location
This course will be presented as a Zoom webinar each Tuesday from 3:00 p.m. EDT until 4:30 p.m. EDT, starting June 16th and going through July 28th, 2026. For those who cannot make the scheduled time, recordings of each session will be posted by Friday of that week.
The cost of the course is $50 and the commitment that you will lead, assist, or participate in a Great Southeast Pollinator Census event this year, August 21st or 22nd, 2026, if you live in one of the Census states (Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama or Florida). If you live outside of the Southeast, please join us for just the course fee. If the cost is a burden for you, please email Becky Griffin at beckygri@uga.edu.
To register click here: https://pollinatorcourse2026.eventbrite.com/
Contact
bah5191@uga.edu
Accessibility and Accommodation
University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity Institution. If you need a reasonable accommodation or language access services, reach out using the contact information provided on this page, at least three weeks prior to the program date.
