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Upper Midwest (Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN and the historic Bombus affinis range across MN/WI/IL) — on-site, observe-only

Pollinator habitat audit + rusty patched bumble bee presence documentation — Upper Midwest (MN/WI/IL).

Survey the site in the Upper Midwest for rusty patched bumble bee habitat and presence. Read all of it

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ProofHabitat audit scored using the species-specific form + Bumble bee observations logged with date, location + Species identified only when confidently possible + No capture, handling, or collection + Candidate rusty patched sighting routed for expert confirmation
Open until2027-01-27
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Survey the site in the Upper Midwest for rusty patched bumble bee habitat and presence. The rusty patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis) was the first bumble bee federally listed as endangered under the US Endangered Species Act, and its remaining range sits almost entirely in the Upper Midwest. The Xerces Society's species-specific habitat form turns an ordinary site audit into usable presence and habitat data for a listed species, recorded and reported, never collected or handled.

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Where: Upper Midwest (Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN and the historic Bombus affinis range across MN/WI/IL) — on-site, observe-only. Open the map
Pay: $160 proposed
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Proof: Habitat audit scored using the species-specific form + Bumble bee observations logged with date, location + Species identified only when confidently possible + No capture, handling, or collection + Candidate rusty patched sighting routed for expert confirmation
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Level: skilled
Open until: 2027-01-27
Posted by: 0x034F…6c89
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How this work is done

A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it.

Bring

Xerces Habitat Assessment Guide/scorecard matching the site type
GPS phone
camera
measuring tape or rangefinder (for buffer distances)
notebook or data sheet
plant/flower ID guide or app

Steps

1. Select the Xerces guide matching the site type (yards/gardens/parks, farms, or natural areas/rangelands) and, if the site sits in rusty patched bumble bee range, add the species-specific form.
2. Walk the site and record bloom presence separately for spring, summer, and fall, naming any season with no forage as a gap.
3. Survey and record both ground-nesting habitat (bare or sparsely vegetated soil) and cavity/stem-nesting habitat (dead wood, pithy or hollow stems, bunch grasses).
4. Record pesticide-use history from the site owner or manager, and measure buffer/setback distances between any spray zone and forage or nesting habitat.
5. Score each category (Foraging, Nesting, Pesticide Practices, Community Action) per the matching Xerces guide's point scale.
6. Photograph representative forage, nesting habitat, and any buffer zones.
7. Log any bumble bee (or other target pollinator) observed, with date, location, and photo where possible, identifying to species only when confidently distinguishable using the interactive key or field guide, and never assuming an ID.
8. Where a candidate rusty patched bumble bee sighting occurs, photograph it at a respectful distance only, and route the photo to the Xerces Society reporting tool or the state natural heritage program for expert confirmation.
9. Write a dated, site-owner-actionable improvement plan naming a fix for every category gap found.

What counts as done

Bloom-season forage, nesting habitat, and pesticide-practice categories scored per the species-specific Xerces form
Any bumble bee observation logged with date, location, and photo where possible, identified to species only when confidently distinguishable — never assumed
Any candidate rusty patched bumble bee sighting routed to the Xerces Society's own reporting tool / state natural heritage program for expert confirmation, with no capture or handling
A dated, site-owner-actionable habitat improvement plan recorded for every category gap found

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