Susan Waters

Susan Waters

University of Washington

Graduate Student, University of Washington

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Published on Jun 24, 2013

Getting Supply Bins to P-Patches!

The UPP team is in the process of getting all of the supply bins to the participating P-Patches!

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Published on Apr 30, 2013

Bumble bees are critical to growing tomatoes in Seattle!

Bumble bees are critical to growing tomatoes in Seattle! Here's a graph of preliminary UPP data from 2012--thanks to our 85 participants, we were able to detect significant differences in the numbe...

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Published on Jan 08, 2013

HOORAY!

MANY, MANY THANKS to our wonderful supporters! We've just reached our $3,500 goal. We can't thank you enough for backing the Urban Pollination Project. Stay tuned for project updates on our webs...

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Published on Jan 01, 2013

On the twelfth day of Christmas...

On the twelfth day of Christmas... Happy New Year! Our last day of the 12...amaryllis. Amaryllis flowers are bird-pollinated, with their beautiful sweeping stamens and stigma positioned just right...

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Published on Dec 30, 2012

On the eleventh day of Christmas...

On the eleventh day of Christmas, my pollinators gave to me...vanilla! Vanilla “beans” are long pods containing the seeds of the lovely vanilla orchids. Vanilla orchids were first cultivated by p...

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Published on Dec 30, 2012

On the tenth day of Christmas...

On the tenth day of Christmas, my polliantors gave to me...cashews!! Lots of us have sugared nuts, salted nuts, or hot and spicy nuts during the holiday season…and many nuts require pollination b...

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Published on Dec 29, 2012

On the ninth day of Christmas...

On the ninth day of Christmas, my pollinators gave to me.. chocolate!! Chocolate comes from the cacao tree. Cacao flowers are unusual—they spring directly from the trunk of the tree, so you get a...

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Published on Dec 28, 2012

Thank you, Credo!!

We've just received word that Credo will match donations from a steadfast ally and donor to the Urban Pollination Project who approached them on our behalf. Many thanks to Credo for their generosi...

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Published on Dec 28, 2012

On the eighth day of Christmas...

On the eighth day of Christmas, my pollinators gave to me...almonds! In spring, almond trees are covered with bloom, a feast for pollinators, which transfer the pollen that allows the blooms to de...

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