Research & Monitoring

Will using regenerative ag principals* to improve soil health increase nutrient density and microbial diversity in pollen?

* Rotational/adaptive grazing

* No/reduced tillage

* Diverse and constant covers 

* Eliminating chemical inputs 

J Plant Ecol, Volume 8, Issue 1, February 2015, Pages 1–11, https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtu012

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Not much is known about the interaction between pollinators and belowground organisms, so our goal is to better understand the links between soil health and bees.

With collaboration from Eastern Washington University, Oregon State University, and the Rainforest Connection we are monitoring our projects by collecting - microbiome data from soil, bees, and pollen; soil health data; nutrient density data from pollen; bee abundance & diversity curves over time; and sonographic data.

As data is collected and analyzed, it will be shared through these channels.