https://www.amy-mariegilpin.com/home daily 1.0 2025-09-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/1566451098298-SYTOXKJXAYHG9LCB8VPA/IMG_1929.JPG Home Securing pollinators and crop production into the future. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/1566366596546-VSQPOSADUP3262326ENY/IMG_2213.JPG Home Understanding pollinator networks and dynamics. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/a31ccf42-6feb-485d-8df6-a115ec4ef2d1/PXL_20231110_021104294.jpg Home Determining the interaction between introduced honeybees (Apis mellifera) and native pollinators https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/1566366774689-4KU9SEV60D2YFWDKPTSQ/IMG_2385.JPG Home Understanding the ecology of pollinators and the pollination function they provide both within native and agricultural ecosystems. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/1566363205311-SUPM7549YQE077RAA4F3/W2mtIC9Q.jpeg Home - Transient https://www.amy-mariegilpin.com/currentprojects daily 0.75 2025-09-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/fd27a0b5-714b-4ad6-84c3-0d7464beb8a0/L.+fulvus.jpg Current projects - Understanding the nesting biology and behaviour of ground-nesting bees 70% of bees nest in the ground. However, very little is known about the resources and conditions that drive nest site selection. We are currently undertaking a field campaign to understand the microclimatic conditions experienced by nesting aggregations as well as nesting behaviour and nest architecture of Leioproctus fulvus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/1566434777729-0J7UK7JAXR4FPRDH87J4/l08f23yw.jpeg Current projects - EucFACE We have been conducting research over three consecutive flowering seasons at EucFACE (Eucalyptus Free Air Carbon Exchange) facility to determine how predicted increases in CO2 will affect one of Australia’s most abundant and important floral resource, Eucalypts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/1566434203319-3BJ3YHBUB6QSW7JR0WCM/IMG_2125.JPG Current projects - ASSESSING pollinators and floral resources for agricultural crops Agricultural areas like in this picture to the left, provide a bountiful floral resources for pollinators but it typically only for a short time whilst the crop is in flower. Thus it is important to understand the floral resources available to pollinators throughout the entire year to ensure healthy pollinator populations into the future.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/cd75b129-e265-4775-84e1-646df116afa9/Figure+1.png Current projects - Affect of drought on plant-pollinator communities We are looking at a range of morphological and physiological traits of plant communities and their interactions to determine the affects of drought on pollinators. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/9556db0a-a354-458f-9f91-6dce25e3f73f/Tetragonula+carbonaria+and+a+European+Honeybee+on+apple.JPG Current projects - Interactions between native bees and introduced honeybees Honeybees have successfully invaded most ecosystems within Australia. Understanding how they interact with native pollinators is therefore crucial to assessing their impact on native plant-pollinator networks. Currently, we are undertaking research to ascertain how honeybees and native bees interact under a variety of natural and experimental conditions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/bee0ca4a-e13b-42b5-97ad-d20217f75c1b/20191014_135809.jpg Current projects - Flowering phenology of Eucalypts following fire Flowering eucalypts provide an important food resource for many animals, including pollinators. However, little is known about the impact that fire can have on the time till flowering, flowering duration and flowering phenology. We are currently undertaking a large-scale study spanning the South-coast of NSW to determine the impact of fire on the phenology of Corymbia maculata. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/1566973126287-PV3AKCY0GEE32MUAFD0P/20190828_140759%5B1%5D.jpg Current projects - Manipulative glasshouse experiments To determine the affect of climate change on key floral resources for wild pollinators I am currently undertaking a manipulative glasshouse experiment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/03f29018-50ff-4283-8afc-6f3bdd8755e1/PXL_20231102_024840436.jpg Current projects https://www.amy-mariegilpin.com/pastresearch daily 0.75 2022-08-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/2da326f8-c708-4c97-8c3c-cd8c7c222caf/Lassioglossum+1.JPG Past Research Pollinator-flower interactions in gardens during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. Published in Journal of Pollination Ecology https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/1568168989413-WPLDYO46LKGDX3NB7GOR/IMG_0120.JPG Past Research The effect of mass flowering agricultural plan species on the pollination of Australian native plants. Published in Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/1566975947242-4R2WLMNGWS0COK6BDY3U/IMG_0083.JPG Past Research I have trialled the use of Digital Video Reorders to test their efficacy in recording pollinator behaviour under a range of field conditions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/693a725a-ab93-4bcb-a0c5-408ac7ff956a/Figure+2+bees.jpg Past Research Use of trap-nests to support crop pollinators. Published in Ecological research https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/1568168722911-S6HOZBPNTQYM7W52EP73/1-s2.0-S1439179118301555-gr1.jpg Past Research Determining whether Australian pollination systems are similar to the Northern hemisphere in respect to neighbourhood effects and proximity to mass flowering plants. Published in Basic and Applied Ecology https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/7e4e358b-6521-4fd3-9f9a-77dc2973ec1d/20190918_121017.jpg Past Research Co-flowering plants support diverse pollinator networks and facilitate sweet cherry pollination. Published in Basic and Applied Ecology https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/1568157490243-NCFON985G9JWSPVP0QKA/19224910_10213744297228477_6617556350528267473_n.jpg Past Research Understanding the pollination biology and efficacy of pollinators of mango in Australia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/dc9205d7-0c3c-4de5-a2e3-c2ad8477f078/IMG20210304094924.jpg Past Research Pollinator visitation to apple is facilitated by co-flowering species richness within orchards. Published in Agriculture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/1568158021023-E7P73R0ZXPH4B2O87YJM/17350000_10158250965300276_8194683874747520531_o.jpg Past Research Understanding whether honeybees affect seed set and seed quality in plant adapted for bird pollination. Published in Journal of Plant Ecology https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/1568157687223-B5X4BBAV1UDKOSZC1JG6/17434742_10158250963045276_4070255679272786870_o.jpg Past Research Pollination biology and floral ontogeny of an Endangered Acacia undergoing reproductive failure Published in Ecological Research https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/553a1577-f15c-4271-a8a4-f5bb01320d64/IMG_1170.JPG Past Research Research and conservation initiatives of the purple-wood wattle: A model for plant species conservation in Australia. Published in Australasian Plant Conservation: Journal of the Australian Network for Plant Conservation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/8c3ea1f7-a82c-4c65-aa92-99fcbdc1e42f/Domino+cuckoo+bee.JPG Past Research Restoration of native wildflower patches in agroecosystems for pollinators. Published in Australasian Plant Conservation: Journal of the Australian Network for plant Conservation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/1566367238521-SGX0OLJQNF08N4DJ1WGP/Honeybee+on+Boronia+ledifloia.JPG Past Research https://www.amy-mariegilpin.com/curriculum-vitae-and-publications daily 0.75 2023-06-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/1566880824892-Z4EE28XU79K9FLQIUGIA/Native+bee+%282%29.JPG Curriculum Vitae and Publications https://www.amy-mariegilpin.com/media-and-public-engagement daily 0.75 2025-09-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/1622694149938-8R1D73N27472K3CPKY0V/IMG_7497.JPG Media and Public Engagement Article for the Australian Native Bee Association “ Native bees require more than just floral resources” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/1575847337533-9OY8XV40IL1Q322UT3P2/Presentation1.jpg Media and Public Engagement The Morung Express: Nagaland, India. Research collaboration on pollination. 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/65c35ad9-5feb-4224-a4b0-65f3edc29308/KCR+Grow+and+Sow.JPG Media and Public Engagement - Kiama Community Radio Radio interview on the Kiama Grow and Sow program. We chatted about supporting and conserving native plants and pollinators and how to transform your backyard into an ecosystem for biodiversity. August 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/1566879164618-V7RF58UETWK70C1IF9V5/Capture.PNG Media and Public Engagement Youtube: Importance of bees and pollination. Earth IQ sustainability campaign, Western Sydney University, 2018. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/1600994799093-GCCPSO04OBDRGGFPFV3J/bayer.png Media and Public Engagement Bayer Crop Science Interview - Sustainable pollination project protecting pollinator biodiversity, 2020. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/1566879958391-JNBVXVDTG8FX6D8DOC4A/Capture.PNG Media and Public Engagement Earth IQ video: Bee hotels and pollination for the future of agriculture in Australia Western Sydney University, 2018. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/88006ca0-0ff7-4293-8dec-9099265f7b38/anba.jpg Media and Public Engagement - The Cross pollinator Article in the newsletter of the Australian Native Bee Association “ Varroa incursion- what does it mean for native bees?”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/1576016528895-UBNH1SVLDMJRVZCFXDR1/Gardeners+bee+prepared.jpg Media and Public Engagement Sydney Morning Herald Feature article on plants for pollinators during pollinator week. 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/24a05fd1-72fa-4c69-8f49-ae3a9883d1ad/Landcare+Illawarra+event.JPG Media and Public Engagement - Landcare Illawarra presentation Amy gave a presentation to Illawarra Landcare on ‘Plant- Pollinator systems in Australia and how we can help?’ July 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/1630280767793-FE88BUGPWN3PKKC4D2N1/Presentation1.jpg Media and Public Engagement - Blue Mountains Gazette “New planting guide creates a ‘buzz’ in Blue Mountains orchards” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/1605143091487-1B1ABEYL2AP5N5ZWHG9Y/Capture.PNG Media and Public Engagement Interview for Open Forum- Ho co-flowering plants can facilitate pollinator diversity and abundance, 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/1604980040566-5R4WH86A03X9ICV0AJPA/the+land+article.png Media and Public Engagement The Land Feature article on Retaining floral resources within agricultural areas can help support diverse pollinator populations, 2020. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/1566445540563-596MIJJWPHWP5YMY4IUT/Capture.PNG Media and Public Engagement ABC breakfast Interview: Importance of pollinators for Australia. 2018. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/1566445350006-BIQR1CR2S0UYFLCVKZWI/64880521_352496058771827_7453975601167204352_o.jpg Media and Public Engagement Invited keynote speaker at the Victorian Beekeepers Association Conference. The impact of climate change on pollinators, pollination and beekeepers. Melbourne, 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/1567063248970-H11BCYIF6O0ZG8WNI56X/Domino+cuckoo+bee.JPG Media and Public Engagement https://www.amy-mariegilpin.com/contact daily 0.75 2023-10-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/1566950272410-IYLJXYIQ31XPSSHVBP7K/IMG_1223.JPG Contact https://www.amy-mariegilpin.com/eirtstudents daily 0.75 2025-09-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/1625808420603-XHJJCYJOTU6CRCB24I8A/20200314_150554.jpg Former EIRT Students - Laura Lopresti Laura was a Honours student at the University of Wollongong where she was supervised by Dr Karen Sommerville (Royal Botanic Garden Plant Bank) and A/Prof Todd Minchinton and co-supervised by myself. Laura’s work focused on the floral biology, pollination vectors and breeding system of rainforest Rutaceae. 2020. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/1625707298220-5E1BNCDRS1FD9KMSLIHA/E64A72936A5146D0A1D9A6282B883B40.jpg Former EIRT Students - Isabelle Atton Isabelle was an Honours student at UOW. Isabelle’s research focused on the pollination biology, mating systems and early life history of two endangered saltmarsh chenopods and was supervised by A/Prof Todd Minchinton UOW and Dr Karen Sommerville Mt Annan Botanic Garden and co-supervised by myself. 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/1625707454534-I8HKUDNHNEYVC1FPCMW7/099FBCEB1986442E866AB9D7D968EFDC.jpg Former EIRT Students - Keira Leahy Keira’s was an Honours student at UOW. Keira’s research focussed on heat stress, dispersal and early life history of endangered coastal saltmarsh plants and mangroves and was supervised by A/Prof Todd Minchinton UOW and Dr Karen Sommerville Mt Annan Botanic Garden and co-supervised by myself. 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/1626149045799-5WP0QDIP36YSO2ZDFXAH/Casey+Forster+being+science-y.jpg Former EIRT Students - Casey Forster Casey undertook an internship at WSU. Casey developed a plant and pollinator field guide for apple growing regions in NSW. 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/1626324792025-TUBNEMBPUKQENU2Z39PM/ana+gracanin+tree+climbing+to+check+a+hollow.PNG Former EIRT Students - Ana Gracanin Ana undertook a 2nd year research project, supervised by Prof David Ayre and myself which sought to determine the fidelity of honeybees with distance from magnet species. Ana also undertook an internship with A/Prof Todd Minchinton and myself investigating pollination of saltmarsh plants. 2015-2016. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/1625808344524-981CEZ0ZFVTPBVFFSO80/Photo_Orchard.jpg Former EIRT Students - Lena Schmidt Lena successfully completed her PhD at the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment at Western Sydney University under the supervision of Prof Sally Power and was co-supervised by Prof James Cook, Dr Paul Rymer, Dr Paul Gibson-Roy and myself. Lena’s work focused on developing a locally adapted climate ready Australian seed mix to support and conserve native pollinators in agro-ecosystems. 2018-2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/252792f8-4c74-4f18-86dc-ba2ac971218c/matt.jpg Former EIRT Students - Matthew cunningham Matt was a Summer Scholar Student 2021-22. During the Summer Scholarship, Matt’s research focused on understanding the interaction between honeybees and native bees on a communal floral resource. Matt is now studying a Master of Research investigating ground-nesting bees like Leioproctus fulvus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/1628464465714-0RTZ1JPRAK3Q0VED8ATN/thumbnail.jpg Former EIRT Students - Olivia Gobran Olivia successfully completed an Honours at the University of Sydney where she was supervised by A/Prof Tanya Latty and co-supervised by myself. Olivia’s research focused on determining how highly attractive plants influence visitation and potential reproductive success of neighbouring species. 2021. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/1626325345926-84F4NBD0E18HJFGB4IND/214034939_498466547901320_2283003833425728792_n.jpg Former EIRT Students - Justin Collette Justin undertook a 3rd year research project to determine the germination and fitness of seed from co-evolved bird pollinated plant by introduced honeybees and was supervised by Dr Mark Ooi and myself. 2014 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/1625808654226-67CAG498CHK2BB0LKNSR/ti.jpg Former EIRT Students - Tia Tyler Tia was Summer Scholar research student at WSU and was supervised by myself. Tia’s research focused on understanding the effect of drought on flower diversity, abundance, duration and pollinators within a grassland community. 2019-2020. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/1626152370774-SWFQIHQGQGC848FK06ED/20180925_123456.jpg Former EIRT Students - James Listberger James undertook an internship at WSU. James developed a plant and pollinator Field Guide for apple growing regions in NSW. 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/1626150024056-ER5U2HGZHGXTF6N8ONF9/Andrew+Photo+1.jpg Former EIRT Students - Andrew Williamson Andrew is a current Master of Research student at Western Sydney University and is supervised by myself and co-supervised by Prof Sally Power and Dr Rachael Nolan. Andrews research focuses on the impact of fire on the flowering phenology of spotted gums along the NSW coast. Andrew also undertook a Summer Scholarship and Undergraduate research project which focussed on understanding the impact of bushfire on plant-pollinator networks in apple orchards. 2021. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/50f41ca9-e19c-4872-9e75-6fec7fdbbe49/Nicola.JPG Former EIRT Students - Nicola Tsoutis Nicola is an undergraduate student at WSU. She is currently being supervised in writing a critical review looking at the ground nesting requirements of ground-nesting bees and wasps, with a focus on observing gaps within the Australian literature for future research. She hopes to be able to form a better understanding of the diversity and importance of pollinators, and to continue researching them in later projects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/a355fcde-cd73-4c7a-8b76-f88fe687790d/IMG_2813.JPG Former EIRT Students - Rose Harper Rose is currently undertaking a Master of Research exploring the behaviour and interaction between native bees and the introduced honeybee in a variety of natural field-based systems as well as manipulative experiments. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/1628227341740-5HT2ATUL9HOFZHX3JP1Z/IMG_1544.JPG Former EIRT Students - Gina Herrmann Gina was a Summer Scholar research student at WSU and was supervised by Dr Amy Churchill, Dr Jinyan Yang and myself. Gina’s research investigated the effect of drought and decreased frequency of rainfall on flower production in a grassland community using phenocam imagery. 2020-2021. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/000078d0-109c-4d1d-a00f-e32f4a18b95d/IMG_6520.jpeg Former EIRT Students - Griffin Pickard Griffin is a WSU undergraduate student interested in the behaviour and ecology of Australian native pollinators. He recently completed a summer scholarship project looking at the nesting behaviour of native burrowing bees. Griffin hopes to continue researching native bees and will happily drop everything to hang out in nature and watch insects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/1625707261412-4VEHJC05LPDVULHY2HJ4/20200603_104418.jpg Former EIRT Students - Jesse Cass Jesse was a Third year Research Project student supervised Dr Amy-Churchill, Dr Jinyan Yang and myself. Jesse’s research focused on understanding the effect of drought on the flowering phenology of grasslands and the implications for pollinators using phenocams. 2020. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/1625706488414-DRWUD6H5T6X5KEYAI7UX/IMG_20190114_135110.jpg Former EIRT Students - Sindhu Sheoran Is a current PhD candidate at Haryana Agricultural University and Western Sydney University and is supervised by Dr Sunita Yadav, Prof Sally Power and co-supervised by myself. Sindhu’s research focusses on the effects of landscape floristic diversity on pollinator performance and crop pollination efficency. 2020-present. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/1625634756584-FSOZIRXQUL1FIYPJLMPP/Mt+Solitary+erupting.JPG Former EIRT Students https://www.amy-mariegilpin.com/outreach daily 0.75 2022-08-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/1626669882310-K79TROSOTRBT9BT82PUT/20191122_113757.jpg Outreach - Research trip to Nagaland Nagaland research trip as part of the Indo-Australian collaboration on Stingless bees through AICRP (HB&P), ICAR, New Delhi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/1626668559750-35NX2UKNMFDGB7IB11FR/20190924_113845.jpg Outreach - Presentation to the Country WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/a25c3695-afcd-4906-9cbe-e825aaa62f13/Screenshot+2022-08-29+162522.png Outreach - Ecoregional planting guide for teh Illawarra and south coast In collaboration with the Wheen Bee Foundation and Laura Lopresti we have created a native planting guide to support and promote pollinators in the Wollongong region. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/1626670807570-CFZ8KS3Q29VBPGI2P2H4/67805514_10220289119004931_5488692119495245824_n.jpg Outreach - Sydney Science Festival 2019 Presentation and workshop to primary and high school students as part of the Sydney Science Festival. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/1626326008218-XW8AHJIDWU2I98XTKF5H/E3WGAgCUUAEEk4L.jpg Outreach - Sustainable schools grant awarded to Keiraville Primary school: Bee Curious I have been fortunate to contribute to a Sustainable Schools Grant led by Keiraville Primary School in collaboration with the Wollongong Botanic Garden and the Illawarra Environmental Education Center on a project entitled Bee Curious. The aim of this project is to improve the biodiversity of the school grounds and provide opportunities for students to engage in high quality science project-based learning. 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/1626742408168-Q77BX9QL1N4MA1Y35ZRA/Pollinator+guide.PNG Outreach - Encouraging native pollinators to your garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/1626742186435-5AY86APBRYL5W0QYK54A/Capture.PNG Outreach - Planting Guide for pollinators in the Blue Mountains In collaboration with the Wheen Bee Foundation we have created a native planting guide for pollinators in the Blue Mountains World Heritage Area https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/1626153299479-59S5ET7SUCIRCLE02DJN/IMG_9691.JPG Outreach https://www.amy-mariegilpin.com/home-alt-bedford daily 0.75 2025-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52a74d9ae4b0253945d2aee9/1390500612440-PGQSIY8KL9F7T5VIXQLO/chambers-2.jpg Home Alt A better world Starts with a choice Contact Us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52a74d9ae4b0253945d2aee9/1390500503574-5BAPXZO9U06UV61P49UO/chambers1.jpg Home Alt Sustainability Starts with you Join Us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52a74d9ae4b0253945d2aee9/1390500933384-LII4SRIPHFYOUFX0UCXC/chambers-4.jpg Home Alt A better world Starts with a choice Join Us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52a74d9ae4b0253945d2aee9/1390504287124-HQ8GNX1JCE22V047MSQ9/chambers-8.jpg Home Alt Preserve Nature Join Us https://www.amy-mariegilpin.com/eirt-students-current daily 0.75 2025-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/a355fcde-cd73-4c7a-8b76-f88fe687790d/IMG_2813.JPG Current EIRT Students - Rose Harper Rose is currently undertaking her PhD investigating plant-pollinator interactions within heathland ecsystems and teh impact of European Honeybees on these relationships. Rose also undertook her Master of Research with the EIRT. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/252792f8-4c74-4f18-86dc-ba2ac971218c/matt.jpg Current EIRT Students - Matthew cunningham Matt is currently undertaking his Master of Research, investigating the the ecology and nesting behaviour of the ground-nesting bee Leioproctus fulvus. Matt has undertaken several research projects with the EIRT including a summer scholarship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/b0c8e97e-e312-4ced-9a6c-410dc89dbe4d/Pollen+sample+collection+from+ground+nesting+bees+at+GA.jfif Current EIRT Students - Kavya Chaithram Sini Kavya is a current Master of Research candidate investigating the nesting biology and foraging bahviour of the ground-nesting Halictid bee, Lipotriches muscosa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/1626150024056-ER5U2HGZHGXTF6N8ONF9/Andrew+Photo+1.jpg Current EIRT Students - Andrew Williamson Andrew is a current PhD candidate investigating the impact of fire on pollinator communities including recolonisation. Andrew also undertook a Master of Research and Summer Scholarship with the EIRT. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/1626153299479-59S5ET7SUCIRCLE02DJN/IMG_9691.JPG Current EIRT Students https://www.amy-mariegilpin.com/information-brochures daily 0.75 2025-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/05c80320-e5d0-4dcf-8b89-fde8c86feba7/Native+bee+habitat.JPG Information Brochures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/c60e8b42-e9ab-4418-b218-2e8e82f4e291/Aus+native+bees.JPG Information Brochures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/1074e947-95e3-4f57-bf0d-138ee6cd5c80/Plant+for+native+polls.JPG Information Brochures https://www.amy-mariegilpin.com/ground-nesting-bees daily 0.75 2025-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/e86f2274-45f6-45af-9405-a247cef4cba8/nest+aggregations+updated_2.png Ground-Nesting Bees - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/1ddb6868-286e-43d5-a663-88f5f13d8d92/nest+aggregations+updated_1.png Ground-Nesting Bees - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/463677e9-7a7e-49e4-a53f-56b005fa0fa9/nest+aggregations+updated_3.png Ground-Nesting Bees - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d5ccc0582cb3e0001db7ba1/d9bd6b77-57a1-4c5e-974d-8fe4ef754f97/IMG_6695.jpg Ground-Nesting Bees