Bees And Polinators - APWA Illinois Chapter
Illinois ChapterOFFICERS:PresidentBradley BennettUrbanaVice PresidentEryn StoneCity of RockfordSecretaryMike GuerraPekinTreasurer/AwardsMark LeeKlinger and AssociatesCOMMITTEES:Audit/MAPSISean HenryCarbondaleBy-Laws/InformationBob HotzRetiredChapter Delegate /Government AdvocacyBill GrayUrbanaChapter Diversity LiaisonLori DaiberCivil Design Inc.Conference ChairAmy Benecke McLarenPeoriaEmergency Management/Mutual Aid (IPWMAN)Arnie MorrisonChampaignGovernment AdvocacyDoug HouseMolineRich BerningRetiredHistorianJohn HoffstatterRetiredIPSIDennis SchmidtChampaignMembershipTom FegerHanson ProfessionalServicesNewsletterTim PetersIDOT- Technology TransferNominations Committee/IPSILarry ColoniForsythNATIONAL DIRECTOR:Region V DirectorRich BerningAugust 2017Bees and PolinatorsBy Tim PetersPollinators -- in the form of bees, birds, butterflies, bats, beetles and moths -- provide invisible services that are critical to supporting plantcommunities. They pollinate plants by movingpollen from the male anthers of flowers to thefemale stigma of flowers. As pollinators gettheir food from the flower of the plant, theybrush up against the male anthers which arecovered in pollen. The pollen sticks to the pollinator, and as feeding continues from flower toflower, the pollinator rubs pollen onto the female stigma. Once fertilized, a plant will produce fruit and/or seeds that will lead to plantreproduction.Pollinators are essential to our environment.The ecological service they provide is necessary for the reproduction of over 85% of theworld’s flowering plants, including more thantwo-thirds of the world’s crop species. The United States alone grows more than 100 cropsthat either need or benefit from pollinators, andthe economic value of these native pollinatorsis estimated at 3 billion per year in the U.S.Beyond agriculture, pollinators are keystonespecies in most terrestrial ecosystems. Fruitsand seeds derived from insect pollination are amajor part of the diet of approximately 25% ofall birds, and of mammals ranging from redbacked voles to grizzly bears. In many places,the essential service of pollination is at risk fromhabitat loss, pesticide use, and introduced diseases.nership). Population changes in other insectpollinator species, such as other bee species,flies, butterflies and beetles have not been asclosely tracked. Indeed, there are several hundred thousand species of pollinators and tracking all of them is not possible. However, surveys have documented disturbing populationdeclines and even local extinctions of selectpollinator species across Europe and the US.One other pollinator that is being closelywatched is the monarch butterfly. Monarchbutterflies depend on milkweed as their foodsource. Herbicides and loss of prairie areashave reduced the availability of milkweed formonarchs. Some public works and transportation agencies are actively working to add milkweed plants to the right-of-ways.Illinois is working with other Midwestern statesto develop a Mid-West Monarch ConservationPlan. As part of the plan, Illinois is being askedto add 1,900,000 stems of milkweed to the existing milkweed population.This timely topic will be discussed in one of thesessions at the Spring Conference.For further information on monarchs anaged honey bee populations in the US and http://xerces.org/Europe have been monitored due to their vitalrole in providing pollination services in agricultural systems. Several studies indicate thatAmerican and European beekeepers are suffering large annual losses. In the US, beekeepershave lost 30% of their colonies every yearsince 2006, with total annual losses sometimesreaching as high as 42% (Bee Informed Part-Be safe this Fall
Ausgust 2017Page 2From the President.Dear Fellow APWA Chapter Members,Public Works is often referred to as the “invisible” profession because much of what we do is behind the scenes or underground. Inmy 13 years in the public works profession, I have seen progress interms of technology, standards, and professional development opportunities, yet still we often remain invisible or behind the scenes.I have a vision for greater awareness of the significant role we playin the lives of individual citizens as well as the impact we have onthe economic health and quality of life of our communities. How dowe advance an invisible profession? That is the focus of the IllinoisChapter of the American Public Works Association. We are individuals, working together as members of our state chapter and nationalassociation, to promote and enhance our profession.Let’s work to make Public Works more visible by celebrating PublicWorks, Week, hosting a touch a truck event, recognizing a specialproject or staff member with an award nomination, or educating ourelected officials and public about the valuable services we provide.Make sure that you take advantage of the opportunities that APWAmembership provides. Please also let other public works professionals know that you are proud to be a member of APWA and encourage them to become a member too.The annual conference in Peoria, this year held on May 3rd to May5th was a big success. A special thanks to all the exhibitors whoparticipated in the conference as without their financial support theevent would not be possible. Thanks also go out to all the speakersfor the excellent presentations that they gave during the conference.The 2017 Public Works Expo (PWX) will be held at the Orlando, Florida Convention Center, August 27th -30th. We are looking at holding ajoint Chapter Dinner with the Michigan Chapter and possibly theWisconsin and Indiana Chapters on Tuesday August 29th at thePWX. Last year’s Chapter Dinner in Minneapolis was a blast so youdo not want to miss this year.Thanks go to the advertisers in this year’s directory. Without yoursupport, there would be no directory. I also want to thank all theBranch and Chapter officers for their time and efforts that they contribute to making APWA the great professional organization that it is.It has been an honor to serve as your president for the Illinois Chapter. Congratulations to Eryn Stone from the City of Rockford who willtake over as Chapter President for the 2018-2020 term.Sincerely,Brad Bennett, P.E.Assistant City EngineerDepartment of Public WorksCity of UrbanaIllinois Chapter PresidentBe sure to like APWA IllinoisChapter’s Facebook pagehttps://www.facebook.com/APWAIllinoisChapter
Augsut 2017Page 3Outreach OpportunitiesBy Tim PetersAccording to the FHWA more than 50 percent of thetransportation workforce will be eligible to retire in 10years. This will create not only a significant loss of specialized knowledge and experience, but also a need totrain a new generation of young workers and leaders.New professionals will have to enter transportation fromother fields, and younger skilled workers already in thefield will have to fill openings left by their experienced,retiring predecessors.In addition to a high rate of retirement and vacancies inthis field, emerging technologies are changing theknowledge base and skill requirements for future workers. More complex operating systems require skilled high-tech operators. New technological competencies areessential to foster the rapid increase in innovation intransportation planning, development, and system management.Touch-a-Truck opportunities where children are presented with an opportunity to see the equipment public worksPublic works agencies will face challenges recruiting new agencies uses is one way agencies can help young people think about careers in public works. Even distributingworkers in the future. One of the ways public workscoloring books to young children with a public worksagencies can help build a workforce for the future istheme may help kids see public works as a career. Havthrough outreach.ing PAWS at a local event may even start their interest.Engineer–in-the –Classroom is a program I have participated in the last two years. 5th graders work with engineers to build a Rub-Goldberg machine to accomplish atask. Along the way they are introduced to concepts related to design, mathematics, physics and engineering.IDOT created a video on the Engineer–in-the –Classroom program available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v zEVuzDn9h8AEngineering Explorer Posts through the Boy Scouts alsoexpose high school aged kids to engineering and publicwork topics and may help guide them toward a career inpublic works.
Augsut 2017Ausgust 2017Page 4Illinois Chapter ConferenceMay 3— 5, 2017Award WinnersPresident’s Award—Amy Benecke-Technician of the Year—Malinda Davis, WillMoser—APWA Life Membership:Dick BordersSurinder SethiMarty Coe
Augsut 2017Ausgust 2017Page 5Public Works Project of the Year 2017Historic Restoration/Preservation (Less than 5 Million)Jo Daviess County Courthouse Building Exterior ImprovementsManaging Agency: Jo Daviess CountyEngineer: Shive-Hattery, Inc. Cameron McCormickPublic Works Project of the Year 2017Historic Restoration/Preservation (Less than 5 Million)Rails to Trails Over the Rock River Managing Agency: City of RockfordEngineer: Willett, Hofmann & Associates, Inc.Brian Converie, Corey Buck, and Matt Vitner
Augsut 2017Ausgust 2017Page 6Public Works Project of the Year 2017Sustainability AwardSolar Urbana-ChampaignManaging Agency: City of UrbanaContractor: Grow Solar Partnership and Straight Up SolarManager: Scott R. TessPublic Works Project of the Year 2017Structures (Less than 5 Million)Galesburg Public Safety BuildingManaging Agency: City of GalesburgEngineer: Klingner and Associates Contractor: Daxon/Cad ConstructionCody Basham
Augsut 2017Ausgust 2017Page 7Public Works Project of the Year 2017Transportation (Less than 5 million)Bowman Avenue ImprovementsManaging Agency: City of DanvilleEngineer: Hanson Professional Services Inc.Contractor: Cross Construction Inc.David Schnelle, Eric Childers, and Matt HeyenPublic Works Project of the Year 2017Transportation (Less than 5 million)US Business 24 Recreational TrailManaging Agency: City of WashingtonEngineer: Hutchison Engineering Inc. Contractor: Stark Excavating, Inc.Ryan Bradle, Keith Minter (Hutchison) Ed Andrews Jon Oliphant (Washington)
Augsut 2017Ausgust 2017Page 8Public Works Project of the Year 2017Transportation (Less than 5 million)4th Street ReconstructionManaging Agency: University of Illinois/City of ChampaignEngineer: Kaskaskia Engineering Group/Farnsworth Contractor: Stark Excavating, Inc.B.J. BoreePublic Works Project of the Year 2017Transportation ( 5 Million to 25 Million)Springfield Rail Improvements Carpenter Street UnderpassManaging Agency: City of SpringfieldEngineer: Hanson Professional Services Inc.Contractors: Halverson Construction Co. Inc.Jeff Tatarer, Mike Mendenhall, David Whitworth and Nathan Bottom
Augsut 2017Ausgust 2017Page 9Public Works Project of the Year 2017Environmental ( 25 Millions to 75 Million)Wastewater Treatment and CSO ImprovementsManaging Agency: City of PekinEngineer: Farnsworth Group Inc. & Ramsey Geotechnical EngineeringContractors: Williams Brothers Construction Inc.
Augsut 2017Ausgust 2017Page 10Mowing Practices for MonarchsBest mowing practicesUntimely mowing can result in high levels of insect mortality. Insect eggs, larvae, pupae and even adults may be killed directly by the mower, and mowing also destroyslandscape features that provide structural diversity and may impact nesting areasused by pollinators. To limit mortality to monarchs and other pollinators, the followingguidelines are recommended for established native plantings:1. Avoid mowing the entire habitat to leave refuge areas for wildlife using the site atthe time of mowing. Thiswill allow for recolonization of the mowed site. Leave areasthat may be good nesting or overwintering sites (leaf litter, dead stems, other groundcover) for pollinators or other wildlife, or known host plant areas if mowing duringpeak reproduction. Marking known areas may prevent accidental mowing.2. Timing of mowing is critical (see map above for regional recommendations). Avoidmowing during times of peak insect activity; this timing will vary between species. Ifyour goal is monarch habitat, do not mow during times of high monarch reproductionor migration. Some areas may benefit from summer management to promote fallmilkweed growth (and thus, monarch reproduction); this is reasonable for the southern Great Plains where monarch activity is low for an extended period of the summer.3. If possible, avoid mowing while native plants are in bloom or before they have dispersed seed.4. Limit mowing to no more than twice per year, and even less if possible. Mowing toofrequently disrupts plant growth and the ability of forbs to compete with grass species. However, during the first year of prairie restoration, more frequent mowing maybe needed for weed control.5. Use a flushing bar and cut at reduced speeds to allow wildlife to escape prior tomowing.6. Use a minimum cutting height of 8-12 inches (shorter heights may be needed forearly establishment mowing).Mowing at this height will effectively remove seed producing parts of most invasiveplants while minimizing impact to native plants and many insects.7. Avoid mowing at night, when insects are inactive and unable to escape.Reprinted with permission by the Monarch Joint Venture (www.monarchjointventure.org)
Augsut 2017Ausgust 2017Page 11Mowing can be an effective management tool to control woody and weedy species andmanage undesirable species from setting seed if timed appropriately. However, mowingtoo often or during certain times of the year may result in higher mortality for monarchsand other wildlife, including important pollinators, using the habitat. Maintaining high native plant diversity, including milkweed, will provide larval host plants and nectar sourcesfor monarchs and other pollinators. In addition to providing ecological benefits, nativeplants require less maintenance than non-native plants once established. This document targets mowing practices, but it is also important to consider monarch timing andpollinator-friendly practices for other management techniques used.Reprinted with permission by the Monarch Joint Venture (www.monarchjointventure.org)
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Augsut 2017Page 13The Illinois Chapter of the APWA would like to thankthe sponsors of our 2017 Conference.B20 ClubChastain & AssociatesBurns & McDonnellClark Dietz, Inc.Crawford, Murphy & Tilly, Inc.Farnsworth Group, Inc.Hanson Professional Services, Inc.Infrastructure Engineering, Inc.Klingner and Associates, P.C.Maurer-Stutz, Inc.Midwest Engineering Associates, Inc.Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd.
Ausgust 2017The Illinois Chapter of theAPWA would like to welcomethe new officers for 2018:Directors (2 year term)Eric WilliamsCraig LoudermilkDirectors (1 year term)Mary CaveNate BottomPresident (1st year of 2 year term)Eryn StoneVice President(1st year of 2 year term)Mike GuerraSecretary (1st year of 2 year term)Sean HenryChapter Delegate(1st year of 3 year term)William “Bill” Gray(Gale Jamison– Alternate)Past President(1st year of 2 year term)Brad BennettPage 14The Illinois ChapterSnow Roadeo be heldSept. 22 in 2017 inEdwardsville, IL!Join us for a fun andeducational event!
Augsut 2017Ausgust 2017 Page 4 Illinois Chapter Conference May 3— 5, 2017 Award Winners APWA Life Membership: Dick Borders Surinder Sethi Marty Coe President’s Award—Amy
Bees Bees are the most efficient pollinators. In the United States, there are 4000 species of native bees. Familiar bees visiting garden flowers are the colorful, fuzzy, yellow-and-black striped bumblebees, metallic-green sweat bees, squash bees and imported honey bees. Beetles Beetles co-evolved with primitive flowering trees, such as magnolias.
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Solitary bees (mason bees, leafcutter bees) are excellent pollinators, making them increasingly important components of natural and agricultural systems, especially in light of ongoing declines of honey bees and other native pollinators. While solitary and other native bees face many of the same threats as managed honey bees, their
Most solitary bees are also native, though there are a few exceptions. The European wool carder bee, Anthidium manicatum, is an invasive solitary bee that may be detrimental to native bees due to the aggressive, highly territorial males. Likewise, native bees are usually, but not necessarily solitary.
bees, known as polylectic, are valuable to farmers who often grow more than one crop at a time, or more than one crop in sequence. Both honey bees and bumble bees are polylectic. Even bees that are polylectic tend to visit only one type of flower per foraging trip, a trait known as ―floral consistency.‖
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