Conservation Dogs Collective Bumble Bee Nest Survey

Join an ecologist and a Conservation Dogs Collective team (handler and her canine) for a field experience to observe scent-detection dogs search for native bumble bee nests at a DuPage forest preserve! Learn more about canine-scent detection work and why the Forest Preserve District is working to protect bumble bees during a meet-and-greet session with the team.

Help make a “snifference” for native pollinator conservation when you bid to win this exciting experience and accompanying items!

Includes: 

• Two-hour field experience (up to four people; ages 18 and up) with a Forest Preserve District ecologist and Conservation Dogs Collective team; to be scheduled July – mid-Aug. 2025.

• Conservation Dogs Collective zip hoodie (size large)

• Rusty patched bumble bee giclee print

• Pollinator and plant greeting card set

• Conservation Dogs Collective sticker

Donations by:
Conservation Dogs Collective
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County