"Pollinators and pollination in a changing world": In-person Badger Talk in Williams Bay, WI

Join presenter James Crall on September 23, 2025, at 7:00 PM for the Lakeland Audubon Society's Chapter Meeting centering around wildlife conservation and bees.

This talk explores bee behavior and pollinator health, and how they are impacted by rapid environmental change. In addition to focusing on effects of stressors like pesticides and extreme weather, this talk explores how emerging technologies such as AI can help support the resilience and conservation of pollinators.

Presenter James Crall received his Bachelor’s degree from Swarthmore College (Biology, Sociology and Anthropology) and his PhD from Harvard University in the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology. He is interested in the behavior and ecology of insects and how these are impacted by rapid environmental change. His research group at UW-Madison studies bee health and plant-pollinator interactions, with an applied interest in supporting pollinators and pollination in agroecosystems. His lab develops low-cost, scalable techniques for experimental automation, data collection, and analysis, including the application of AI and computer vision. He is especially interested in how these emerging technologies can help us better understand the impacts of environmental change and on bees and other insects.

You may also like the following events from Badger Talks:

• This Friday, 5th September, 08:00 pm, Universe in the Park: In-Person Badger Talk at Mirror Lake State Park in Lake Delton
• Next Tuesday, 9th September, 06:00 pm, "Native Plant Gardening in Autumn": In-person Badger Talk in Lake Mills, WI in Lake Mills
• Next Wednesday, 10th September, 07:00 pm, Badgers on Tap: Anthropology Night at The Rigby in Madison

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