** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** MORE THAN 450 MILLION ACRES ARE MANAGED FOR TIMBER PRODUCTION IN THE U.S., SUPPLYINGA LARGE PORTION OF THE WORLD'S FOREST PRODUCTS AND > 5% OF THE GLOBAL GDP. DESPITE GROWING EVIDENCE THAT HARVESTED FORESTSHOLD EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR POLLINATOR HABITATCONSERVATION, VERY LITTLE IS KNOWN ABOUT EFFECTIVE POLLINATOR-FRIENDLY MANAGEMENT. IDENTIFYING FOREST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES THAT PROMOTE POLLINATOR POPULATIONSIS CRITICAL FOR BROAD, NATIONAL POLLINATOR CONSERVATION EFFORTS. FOCUSING ON A GLOBALLY SIGNIFICANT TIMBER REGION, THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, WE PROPOSE TO: EVALUATE TECHNIQUES FORCREATING NATIVE PLANT ENHANCEMENTS IN HARVESTED FORESTS FOR PROMOTING POLLINATOR POPULATIONS. TO ACHIEVE OUR PRIMARY OBJECTIVE WE PROPOSE A LANDSCAPE-SCALE FLORALENHANCEMENT EXPERIMENT TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:Q1: DO FLORAL ENHANCEMENTS AUGMENT BEE COMMUNITY ABUNDANCE, DIVERSITY AND TRAITDIVERSITY RELATIVE TO UNMANIPULATED POST-HARVEST FORESTSQ2: DO FLORAL ENHANCEMENTS AUGMENT COMMUNITY HEALTH THROUGH DILUTING DISEASETRANSMISSION? Q3: DO FLORAL ENHANCEMENTS AUGMENT OFFSPRING PRODUCTION OF COLONIAL AND SOLITARYBEES? Q4: DO FLORAL ENHANCEMENTS PROMOTE THE COLONIZATION AND PERSISTENCE OF SPECIES OFCONSERVATION CONCERN, INCLUDING FEDERALLY PETITIONED BUMBLE BEE SPECIES?Q5: HOW CAN WE PROMOTE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INFORMED BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICESFOR WILD BEES IN HARVESTED FORESTS?

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