In this episode we speak with Jason Mazurowski about Vermont's pollinator populations and how riparian forests can support them. Jason is an ecologist and naturalist specializing in native pollinator conservation. He teaches courses in field ecology and native pollinators as an adjunct instructor at UVM, and has recently been working on the concept of bee-friendly solar power. He has also been involved in a 10-year bee monitoring study in the Intervale with UVM’s Gund Institute for Environment and Audubon Vermont. We discuss the state of pollinators in Vermont, how and why riparian forests are important to pollinators, the use of herbicides for riparian forest restoration, and more.